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
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
Service connection for left and right flatfoot/pes planus and a compensable disability evaluation for left trochanteric bursitis were denied. Service connection for urinary incontinence was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete actions on remand and additional evidence needs to be considered. The Veteran is asked to provide a statement from his military supervisor regarding his retirement and a doctor's statement about his right hip condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left trochanteric bursitis and lumbar spine strain. The issues include seeking higher ratings for these conditions as well as TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied an extraschedular evaluation for the Veteran's left hip disability, finding that the rating schedule adequately contemplates his level of disability and symptomatology.
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