The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a neurological pain disorder (claimed as fibromyalgia), tooth grinding disorder, and tooth loss have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities prior to the Board's decision being issued.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological Pain Disorder (claimed as Fibromyalgia)"}, {"condition_name":"Tooth Grinding Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Tooth Loss"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142253
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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