The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals regarding the disability ratings for various knee and hip conditions, leaving no issues to be decided by the Board.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal in writing prior to the issuance of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease, right hip trochanteric bursitis, left hip trochanteric bursitis, right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141043
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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