The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various hip and knee conditions, as well as bilateral lymphedema, due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis with sensory radiculopathy, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee condition, bilateral lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20077484
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and right hip condition. The Veteran's claims were based on current diagnoses of these conditions but the evidence did not support an in-service injury or disease.,The Board also noted that there was no nexus between the current disabilities and service due to lack of in-service complaints or injuries.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for a lumbar condition and left knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.
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