The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected left hip arthroplasty and right hip stress fracture with degenerative arthritis have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn them.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement indicating satisfaction with the current evaluations and outcomes of his appeals, effectively withdrawing his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hip arthroplasty, residuals of a stress fracture of the right hip with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739389
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip osteoarthritis, status post left hip arthroplasty, began during service and is related to his military service. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and eligibility for specially adapted housing due to incomplete information in his medical records. The Veteran is currently receiving a combined 100% disability rating, but does not meet the criteria for special home adaptation grant eligibility.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left hip disability, including arthritis and hip replacement, is related to his active service. The claim for entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability is granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hip disorders, including avascular necrosis of the left and right hips with status post arthroplasties, are at least as likely as not related to an injury sustained during service. As such, the claims for service connection have been granted.
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