The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the reduction of her disability rating for her right eye corneal scar from 30% to noncompensable effective August 1, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal and change the review option selected by filing a VA Form 20-0995 Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye corneal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2021
- Citation
- A21017547
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted initial disability ratings of 40 percent for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), 20 percent for right eye cataract, and 10 percent for right eye corneal scar.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, right and left knee conditions, hip and ankle arthritis, tinnitus, and other impairments, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the criteria for a TDIU are met.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right eye corneal scar and an upper lip scar. Service connection for a headache disability due to the right eye corneal scar is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right eye disability, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his in-service injury and there is no evidence of a chronic disability during service.
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