The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left hand 5th digit deformity has been withdrawn. The Board also remanded the cases of rating in excess of 20 percent for residual scars, left shoulder, status post-surgical repair and rating in excess of 10 percent for left shoulder labrum tear, status post-surgical repair.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for left hand 5th digit deformity before the Board could make a decision. The cases were remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand 5th digit deformity, residual scars, left shoulder, status post-surgical repair, left shoulder labrum tear, status post-surgical repair
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20029544
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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