The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to lack of clarification on his preferred docket.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to provide clarification on his preferred docket, leading to dismissal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of auricle, painful scars, left ear, left cheek, left neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24027936
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims by his representative in August 2019. The Board also remanded several issues including increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a temporary total rating for convalescence due to post-operative jejuno-cutaneous enterocutaneous fistula.
- Granted
The Veteran's loss of auricle claim was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,Service connection for lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease, dizziness, diverticulosis (secondary to service-connected IBS), deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism were all granted.,Compensation benefits due to receipt of drill pay during Fiscal Year 2013 were improperly reduced.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of auricle, central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), and loss of vision in the left eye have been denied.,There is no current evidence showing a diagnosis or disability related to these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 40 percent since June 15, 2015. A separate rating of 10 percent for the loss of auricle is granted.
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