The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the claims are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal in a letter received by the RO in December 2008, thus there are no specific errors of fact or law to consider.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the right hip, osteoaarthritis of the left hip, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911209
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 2024 rating decision.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee conditions, except for a 10% rating for left and right knee instability effective from October 1, 2008.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee with limitation of extension from October 1, 2008 to August 11, 2017, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent during that same period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
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