The Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings and individual unemployability claims have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of all issues addressed in the Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew their appeal by signing a form requesting withdrawal of all issues addressed in the SSOC, dated March 11, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- painful scar, status post-surgical repair (deep non-linear), thorax scar status post-surgical repair (deep non-linear), thorax scar, status postsurgical repair (linear)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24017921
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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