The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability ratings have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of appeals by the Veteran.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for residuals of a right leg stress fracture, left knee fracture, or pelvis stress fracture.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's current conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh bruise, right leg stress fracture, residuals of left knee fracture, pelvis stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080795
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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