The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for right and left hip conditions with polyarthralgia, as well as higher initial disability evaluations for vocal cord benign polyps and left ankle degenerative changes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran specifically indicated satisfaction with the assigned disability evaluations and withdrawal of his appeals in a January 2013 statement in support of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip condition with polyarthralgia, left hip condition with polyarthralgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1342681
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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