The Board has dismissed the appeals for the periods prior to January 19, 2016, as the appellant withdrew all issues in this appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of all issues in the appeal due to testimony at a Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, eczema with dermatitis, solar damage, seborrhea of the face and scalp, xerosis, and scars, left wrist ganglion surgery and basal cell carcinoma, right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22058979
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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