The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right-hand injury has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a head injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for residuals of a right-hand injury at his June 2019 hearing before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right-hand injury, residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188954
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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