The Veteran's appeal for service connection for frostbite, both feet has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his claim by his representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding this condition through a written statement requesting withdrawal.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite, both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19144146
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for frostbite, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, upper back condition, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, migraine headaches, right wrist condition, carpal tunnel of the right hand, and frostbite, as further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and provide VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for frostbite was dismissed as she withdrew her appeal.,Her petition to reopen the PTSD claim due to military sexual trauma was granted, and service connection is now established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to appear for scheduled examinations. The Veteran will be provided with new examination dates.
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