The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings as the appellant's agent requested a withdrawal of the appeal in September 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his request to continue the appeal, resulting in dismissal of all issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left trochanteric bursitis, right trochanteric bursitis, left thigh disability with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, iliopsoas tendonitis, and muscle atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102506
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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