The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation for his right ankle tendonitis was dismissed as the claim has been fully granted with a 10 percent rating effective from October 7, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's notice of disagreement and subsequent appeals did not result in any change to the existing rating decision that provided the requested compensation prior to April 3, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005759
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 8, 1993, for the grant of service connection for left and right ankle tendonitis but remanded increased rating claims for these conditions as well as a higher rating claim for bilateral pes planus with heel tendinitis, bursitis, and stress fracture residuals.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded service connection claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding other issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ankle tendonitis and right hip bursitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
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