The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected gunshot wound to the left tibia was dismissed as he withdrew from further consideration of this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal, accepting the RO’s April 2019 rating decision which awarded a temporary 100% evaluation and resumed the original 30% evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, gunshot wound left tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166219
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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