The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of residuals of a right knee injury and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted written correspondence requesting to withdraw his appeals with respect to these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112237
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a higher rating of 50% from April 27, 2019 to October 21, 2019. Other conditions have been granted service connection with effective dates ranging from January 11, 2012 to October 21, 2019.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a right knee injury due to new and material evidence received since the May 1974 rating decision. The claim is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 30, 2020. The case is remanded for consideration of extraschedular TDIU.
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