The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal of the rating assigned for residual scars, status post left ankle/achilles surgery after receiving a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s representative submitted an appeals satisfaction notice withdrawing the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scars, status post left ankle/achilles surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194651
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 40% disability rating for five painful scars, with one unstable scar. Other claims were denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for scars but the claim for service connection of deviated nasal fracture is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for residuals of a right hand injury was granted, and he is now receiving a 10% rating for dysesthesia and separate 10% ratings for two painful scars on his right hand.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and rating consideration due to issues related to service-connected scars, including a TDIU claim. The Veteran's pain is associated with his service-connected scars.
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