The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left knee disability is dismissed because he indicated satisfaction with the current 10 percent rating. The TDIU claim is remanded as the Veteran has provided evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed satisfaction with the current 10 percent rating and did not contest it, thus dismissing his appeal for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear with chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014543
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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