The Board has dismissed appeals for higher ratings for the Veteran's right wrist condition and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal prior to a decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- status post laceration and injury to the right wrist, right ulnar nerve neuropathy, status post ununited ulnar and radial styloid fractures, degenerative arthritis at first through third metacarpal joints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181303
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ulnar nerve neuropathy, finding that the condition was not aggravated by service and existed prior to entry.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the appeal for an examination and nexus opinion due to discrepancies in the medical records regarding the veteran's in-service treatment.
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