The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeals on these issues.,Service connection has been granted for low back strain, residuals of coccygeal injury, cervical spine strain, and rosacea.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeals on all the listed issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right groin strain, left groin strain, nail puncture of left thigh, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right heel disability (including right heel pain), left shoulder (variously diagnosed as rotator cuff, pec injury) disability, forehead laceration, puncture wound of the right thumb, cystic acne, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right arm (variously claimed as injury, tendon tear) disability, residuals of left arm injury, eye injuries (claimed variously as Hibiclens in eye, chemical burn, paint stripper in eye, silver in eye), decreased near vision (presbyopia), right and left rib injuries (fracture), residuals of needle stick, left leg disability, numbness in the fingers of the right hand, numbness in the fingers of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22017777
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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