The Veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving only the issue of a compensable disability rating for service-connected lower lip scar and residual scar from sebaceous cyst removal. The other issues have been resolved.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a written withdrawal indicating he wished to withdraw all remaining issues associated with this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lower lip scar, residual scar from sebaceous cyst removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079461
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Denied
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