Your initial rating for left knee strain with joint osteoarthritis from April 15, 2019 to November 19, 2019 has been granted at a 10 percent disability rating. However, the appeal is dismissed because you did not clearly identify which issue you wanted to appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a timely VA Form 10182 clearly identifying the issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- A20017488
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee strain with joint osteoarthritis, left knee strain with joint osteoarthritis, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain with joint osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left and right ankle disabilities, but remanded the claim for an initial rating greater than 40 percent for lumbosacral strain.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease, left knee strain with joint osteoarthritis, and right knee strain with joint osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pes planus and plantar fasciitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various finger and thumb degenerative arthritis conditions were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA regulations.
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