The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right knee disability was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, thus rendering the case moot.
- Claimed conditions
- medial meniscectomy of the right knee with osteoarthritis and deficiency of the anterior cruciate ligament, status post total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0625139
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 103 · Granted: 13% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to his service-connected left knee disability, as well as for obtaining updated medical records and a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to military service and awarding him a rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized as arthritis and status post total knee replacement, is rated at 30 percent. The appeal for a higher rating has been denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis, status post total knee replacement, is due to an in-service accident and grants service connection for this condition.
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