Dismissed
The Veteran and/or his authorized representative have withdrawn the appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right great toe bunionectomy, service connection for depression (also claimed as PTSD), and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The withdrawal was indicated by the Veteran's authorized representative in a July 2021 correspondence.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062705
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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