The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the denial of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder as secondary to a service-connected heel spur, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendonitis, left foot and ankle; loss of kidney and gallbladder, including as a disability due to undiagnosed illness and as secondary to service-connected kidney stones; and depression and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues in question.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder, loss of kidney and gallbladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0301450
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder, bilateral knee disorder, scars, and left shoulder disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities during or related to active service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals seeking to reopen service connection claims for PTSD, bilateral knee, and back disorders on the basis of new and relevant evidence.
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