The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for service connection of a bilateral hip strain as secondary to lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip strain, lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19137804
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral hip disability was manifest by painful motion prior to March 28, 2025. From that date, the disability manifested as limitation of adduction due to inability to cross legs.,The Board found no evidence of limitation of extension or impairment of thigh prior to March 28, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle strain, left knee strain, and bilateral hip strain due to a lack of etiology opinions in the record.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip strain and migraines, finding that the Veteran's conditions were incurred or caused by in-service events. For bilateral hip strain, a VA examiner concluded it was at least as likely as not incurred during active duty. For migraines, a VA examiner found them to be at least as likely as not caused by toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for increased compensation for her right hand injury residuals is dismissed. Service connection and ratings are granted for lumbosacral strain and bilateral hip strains, with a separate rating at 10 percent for each knee based on instability.
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