The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed a desire to withdraw all issues on appeal via telephone communication with VA.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee tenosynovitis, left foot cold injury residuals, right foot cold injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1807388
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 requests for earlier effective dates of service connection for his claimed disabilities, including multi-level bulging lumbar discs, left knee tenosynovitis, right knee tenosynovitis, migraines, and tinnitus. The earliest effective date allowed under VA law is August 25, 2024.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities were reopened due to new evidence, but the effective dates are not granted as requested.
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