The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals, sprained left ankle, with post operative scar and post traumatic arthritis.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his substantive appeal before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- sprained left ankle, post operative scar, post traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0827298
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's left ankle disability during service and its relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected post traumatic arthritis and osteoarthritis of both knees due to inadequate examination reports and failure to address knee instability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for osteophyte and post traumatic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint of the right thumb, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether this disability had its onset in service.
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