The appeal for burn injury residuals of the right and left hands is dismissed. The claims for service connection for knee, ankle, and low back disorders are reopened and remanded due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding burn injuries to both hands during a hearing before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Burn injury residuals of the right hand","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Burn injury residuals of the left hand","status":"Dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"Right knee disorder","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee disorder","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Right ankle disorder","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left ankle disorder","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Low back disorder","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic brain injury (TBI)","status":"Remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195917
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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