The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant and his representative, thus dismissing the case.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal for an increased initial rating for traumatic arthritis left knee status post removal of loose body and osteochondral graft.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1415263
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his current conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient rationale in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's conditions are being requested to be evaluated again with specific attention to his history of gait disturbance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and improper scheduling of examinations for a deceased Veteran. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, finding that the current evaluation of 30 percent is appropriate based on the evidence of record.
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