The Veteran's appeal for the reduction of evaluations for various service-connected conditions has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and withdrew his appeal regarding the reductions in disability ratings for several service-connected conditions, including right shoulder tendonitis with impingement syndrome, chondromalacia patella of both knees, right wrist tendonitis with impingement syndrome, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, sinusitis, and fibromyalgia and myofascial pain of the left shoulder, chest wall, and left hip.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder tendonitis with impingement syndrome, chondromalacia patella, right knee, chondromalacia patella, left knee, right wrist tendonitis with impingement syndrome, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, sinusitis, status post nasal deviation and septoplasty, fibromyalgia and myofascial pain of the left shoulder, chest wall, and left hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1500206
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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