The Veteran withdrew their appeals for the initial ratings of left and right knee sprain with instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of their appeal before a decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee sprain with instability, right knee sprain with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18101263
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the records regarding when certain claims were filed and addressed. The Veteran is seeking earlier effective dates for service connection awards, but there are discrepancies in the documentation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development to determine current severity of right knee disabilities, including post-total knee replacement ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to inadequate VA examination and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation of his conditions.
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