The Board dismissed the appeal as it was a proposed reduction in evaluation of service-connected basal cell cancer from 100 percent to 0 percent, which is not an issue that can be appealed.
The deciding factor: The proposed rating action is not appealable to the Board and there remains no matter in controversy.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20017772
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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