The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his Substantive Appeal with respect to both issues on appeal in July 2019, prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritic changes, right wrist, osteoarthritic scar, base of right fifth metacarpal bone
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176129
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, chronic kidney disease, cell bladder carcinoma, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty for training.
- Dismissed
The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for right wrist, hypertension, and prostate cancer due to an improper concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities were denied as the effective dates cannot be earlier than May 4, 2012.
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