The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the appeal, while his claim for a clothing allowance is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to all issues except diabetes mellitus. The RO granted entitlement to service connection for osteoarthritis, lumbar radiculopathy, effective July 30, 2003, which constituted a full award of the benefit sought on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia, right knee, Arthritis, right knee, Chondromalacia, left knee, Instability, left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1528640
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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