The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for his scar, right thigh and left knee status post cellulitis has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal through his representative in September 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding this issue prior to a final decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right thigh, scar, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052492
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine, left ankle, and GERD disabilities but denied higher ratings for the right shoulder and left knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee conditions, as there was no legal basis to assign an effective date prior to August 6, 2015.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was granted a rating of 10 percent, while other knee conditions and scars were denied higher ratings. TDIU was also granted.
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