The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased evaluations has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals through a motion to withdraw appeal, citing specific issues he wanted to address.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis, left hip degenerative joint disease status post total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149242
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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