The Veteran's appeal for service connection for low back pain and left knee painful neuroma has been dismissed. Ratings have been granted for the left knee conditions, with a temporary total rating from February 1, 2008 to November 4, 2008, followed by a permanent 50% rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn and no new evidence was provided to reopen service connection claims for low back pain and left knee painful neuroma. The left knee conditions were rated based on their current functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low back pain","status":"Not addressed in this decision"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee painful neuroma","status":"Not addressed in this decision"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103853
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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