The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for an increased rating for bilateral plantar calluses and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar calluses, scar disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008319
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's left inguinal hernia from March 8, 1976 to March 24, 2006, and an appropriate VA examination for his bilateral plantar calluses. The issues of TDIU are also remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the rating assigned for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for the veteran's bilateral plantar calluses, effective February 25, 2003.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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