Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for residuals of burns to the face, hands, arms, and chest, as well as depression secondary to those conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal through his representative in October 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals for burns to hands, arms, and chest, residuals of burns to face, depression secondary to residuals of burns to face
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184085
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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