The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals regarding the increased disability ratings and service connection claims. The Board dismissed these appeals due to the withdrawal request.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested the suspension of all appeals for his VA benefits, satisfied with the current findings.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip bursitis, right knee bursitis, fracture, right ankle, residuals, left shoulder arthroplasty, myofascial pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19137593
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,454 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disability is likely related to his service, granting him service connection for a right hip disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating for muscle atrophy due to thoracic outlet syndrome and related conditions has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediary step.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for right hip bursitis has been granted, effective from the day after you separated from active duty. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
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