The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to increased ratings for various knee, ankle, elbow, and elbow impairment conditions prior to the issuance of a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated he wanted to withdraw his appeals for these claims before a decision was made by filing a statement in December 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- gout and osteoarthritis of the right knee, gout and osteoarthritis of the left knee, gout of the right ankle, gout of the left ankle, gout of the right elbow, gout and osteoarthritis of the left elbow, supination impairment of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1821775
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent and 30 percent for various gout conditions affecting the right knee, left knee, left ankle, left hand, and left elbow. The claims were denied based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for higher ratings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left knee disorder and assigned a 10 percent rating, while denying service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other gout-related conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional VA examinations addressing the severity of the Veteran's gout in various joints.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for gout of the left shoulder, bilateral hands and fingers, bilateral elbows, and bilateral feet and toes. The evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions had their onset during service.
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