The Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings and TDIU benefits have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by her representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s representative requested the withdrawal of all appealed issues prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of right hip, bilateral flat foot with plantar fasciitis, plantar spurs, and arthritis of first metatarsophalangeal joint, impairment of right thigh, disability manifested by impairment of right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21002922
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection for migraine headaches, lumbar strain, osteoarthritis of right hip, and osteoarthritis of left hip to his service-connected right knee disability. The decision is based on evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to additional evidence being added to his file and for further examination of his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for osteoarthritis of right knee, right hip, and back. The claims are being remanded to obtain VA treatment records, SSA records, and private treatment records as well as an addendum VA opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU, as well as the competent and credible evidence of record being at least in equipoise as to whether his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
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