The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for his service-connected right groin muscle strain is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for a right hip condition and temporary 100% evaluation based on surgery necessitating convalescence due to arthroscopic surgical repair of a right hip labral tear.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for his service-connected right groin muscle strain prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Right groin muscle strain, Right hip labral tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005581
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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