The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sclerosis of the left knee, tenosynovitis of the left knee, and tendonitis of the left wrist have been dismissed as she withdrew her claims prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested that her appeals be withdrawn from appeal in September 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- sclerosis of the left knee, tenosynovitis of the left knee, tendonitis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194499
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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