The appeals for evaluations in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease, left hip, with degenerative arthritis and an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for total knee arthoplasty, right knee from December 1, 2016 have been withdrawn by the Veteran.,The appeal seeking an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, right knee prior to October 5, 2015 has been dismissed as there is no evidence of compensable limitation of motion. A separate rating of 10 percent was granted for slight recurrent lateral instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for evaluations in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease, left hip, with degenerative arthritis and an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for total knee arthoplasty, right knee from December 1, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (Left Hip), Total Knee Arthoplasty (Right Knee), Degenerative Arthritis (Right Knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19172535
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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