The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for loss of grip strength and general arthritis, as well as an increased rating claim for a lumbosacral strain disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all issues currently on appeal within VA in November 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of grip strength, general arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802693
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for general arthritis due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis and an in-service incurrence or aggravation of the condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for general arthritis, gout, and osteoporosis. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for malaria, foot disability, ankle disability, lumbar spine disability, and general arthritis due to outstanding treatment records and additional examinations.
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