The Veteran withdrew his request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement indicating he wished to withdraw the issue from consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185019
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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