Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and higher ratings related to various skin, leg, knee, and shell fragment wound conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a withdrawal of appeal prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the face, residual scars of shrapnel wounds to the right lower leg, residual scars of a shrapnel wound to the left knee, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left knee, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20006114
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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