The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right ankle, bilateral hip, left ankle, and low back disorders secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities has been dismissed due to the Veteran's representative withdrawing the appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disorder, also claimed secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities; bilateral hip disorders, also claimed secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities; left ankle disorder, also claimed secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities; and low back disorder, also claimed secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disorder, Bilateral Hip Disorders, Left Ankle Disorder, Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423268
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right knee disability and low back disorder. As a result, the cases are dismissed.
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