The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for left leg skin changes and left leg venous insufficiency.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal before a decision was promulgated, which is in accordance with 38 C.F.R. § 20.205.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg skin changes, left leg venous insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020026
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for CAD status post coronary artery bypass surgery and myocardial infarction was denied as his METs level did not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent or 60 percent rating.,A compensable initial rating of 20 percent was granted for left leg venous insufficiency.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg venous insufficiency, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and was not caused or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's left leg venous insufficiency with venous stasis dermatitis is granted as service connected, and the claim is reopened due to new evidence submitted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in assessing service connection for left leg venous insufficiency, including secondary and aggravation claims. Additional medical opinions are needed.
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