The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for bilateral hip replacements and an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s representative withdrew the appeal in August 2020, stating that the Veteran did not wish to proceed with the appeal any longer.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip replacements, service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20064436
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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