The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal prior to the issuance of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritic changes of the cervical spine, lumbar syndrome with early degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with a history of lumbosacral strain, a right knee injury with hypertrophic changes seen on X-ray, fracture of left fifth finger with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0940207
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to new evidence received after a previous SSOC was issued.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of her service-connected conditions and to determine the propriety of a reduction in disability ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination to assess his current disability levels.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss of the left ear, major depressive disorder with alcohol abuse in remission, bilateral tarsometatarsal degenerative arthrosis, left acromioclavicular joint degenerative changes (osteoarthritis), status post non-displaced tibial plateau fracture of the left knee, and arthritic changes of the cervical spine.
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