The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for increased evaluations of various conditions, including right and left knee disabilities, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back strain, and acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board dismissed these appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals by notifying the Board that she desired to withdraw her appeal regarding each issue.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with strain, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back strain, acquired psychiatric disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia disorder, and adjustment disorder with anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195112
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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