The appellant withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of service connection for residuals of a right wrist injury, residuals of a left wrist injury and residuals of a right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested to withdraw his appeal in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist injury, residuals of a left wrist injury, residuals of a right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002289
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right wrist disability and is therefore denied service connection for residuals of a right wrist injury. The back disability claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the August 2019 VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's back disability is secondary to his service-connected pes planus and whether his current thoracolumbar spine disability began during active service or is related to his period of active service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a right knee injury due to new and material evidence received since the May 1974 rating decision. The claim is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
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