The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for left wrist and bilateral foot conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the cases.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist laterally subluxed extensor carpi ulnaris with possible peripheral tear of TFCC, bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis and flat feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26010195
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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