The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disorder has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal on the record at the August 2017 Board hearing. The issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for postoperative meniscectomy and arthritis of right knee is remanded due to additional development being necessary.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim of service connection for a right leg disorder on the record at the August 2017 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disorder, arthritis of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103317
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including left and right knee disorders, hypertension, left hand, foot, leg, and arm disorders, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication for several service connection claims but denied others, and remanded some for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right leg disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left shoulder disorder as the evidence did not support the claims.
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