The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cysts with scars, bilateral feet is dismissed because the Veteran does not have these conditions and he did not intend to appeal this issue. He was seeking service connection for right knee keloids which were already granted in a previous decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that he does not have the claimed condition of cysts or scars on either foot, and he did not intend to appeal this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- cysts with scars, bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26009389
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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