Your claim for service connection for a left pinky finger disability has been fully granted, and the AOJ has already provided you with the necessary benefits. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The AOJ has already granted service connection for the condition in full.
- Claimed conditions
- left pinky finger disability, left pinky finger scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23016889
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The claim for service connection for a right pinky finger disability was dismissed because it had already been granted. The claims for left pinky finger disability and burn pit problem were denied due to lack of current diagnosis.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left pinky finger disability due to lack of evidence showing an in-service injury and no continuity of symptomatology after service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals on all issues related to service connection and increased ratings, as the appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left pinky finger disability, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking any past injury to his current condition.
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