The appellant withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for arthritis of the left knee, effective from December 1, 2002, and in excess of 20 percent from July 7, 2006.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested to withdraw his appeal due to satisfaction with the latest VA decision which granted a 20% disability rating effective July 7, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (arthritis) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636151
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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