The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was withdrawn by the appellant.,A 10 percent evaluation is granted for the residual scar of the left medial lower lip, and no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar of the left medial lower lip, right thumb fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004467
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,164 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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