The appellant withdrew his appeal, indicating satisfaction with the RO decision regarding an increased rating for residuals of a total left knee arthroplasty.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested to withdraw his appeal and indicated satisfaction with the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0530044
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service-connected back condition was denied a higher rating prior to February 18, 2020 and after that date. The left knee conditions were also denied higher ratings.,A separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability from August 27, 2015 to June 4, 2017 was granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities and BPH as the appellant requested a withdrawal of all issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected total left knee replacement disability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a total left knee replacement are currently rated at 60 percent, effective June 1, 2010. The claim for an increased rating for mood disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied.
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