The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the initial compensable disability rating and a rating in excess of 10 percent since, as well as for service connection for a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision being issued.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee internal derangement with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1329250
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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