The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the appellant requesting withdrawal of the appeal. The issues related to increased ratings for various knee and spine disabilities have not yet had a SOC issued on the issue of effective date for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal, which was granted by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, postoperative residuals of a fused right knee with traumatic arthritis, right lower extremity shortening, left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0104443
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbosacral spine disability and for TDIU based on that condition due to inadequate examination. The case is being returned for further development.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the condition and active duty service or any other factor.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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