The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating greater than 20 percent for a right knee disability from April 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the appeal in writing.
- Claimed conditions
- right retropatellar pain syndrome, right knee surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006875
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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