The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for left wrist posttraumatic arthritis has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating for left wrist posttraumatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic arthritis of the left wrist, status post joint replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19140221
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,726 · Granted: 19% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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