The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of residuals of a left knee partial medial meniscectomy, left knee DJD, and cervical DJD, C4-5.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to the Board issuing a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee partial medial meniscectomy, Left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), Cervical DJD, C4-5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1016814
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for insomnia, COPD, and right and left knee degenerative joint diseases. The claim for an earlier effective date for insomnia was denied, but a 50 percent rating was assigned for the entire period on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions. The claims are now pending again with the VA.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right ankle, right knee laxity, left knee laxity, right knee chronic strain, and left knee DJD disabilities have been evaluated as 20% for the right ankle disability, 10% each for right and left knee laxity, and 10% each for right and left knee chronic strain and DJD. The Board denied increased ratings for all of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his thoracolumbar spine condition or left knee DJD prior to October 27, 2015 and from February 1, 2017.
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