The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for the service-connected painful surgical scars on his lumbar spine, right knee, and lower neckline have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for cervical spine disability has also been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew from appeal all of his claims prior to the promulgation of the Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and strain, cervical spine, status post fusion, Painful surgical scars on the lumbar spine, right knee, and right lower neckline
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036675
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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