The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, which was accepted by VA as valid.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscectomy, total left knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011804
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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)
The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error in the February 2022 VA opinion, which did not consider aggravation. The Veteran's left hip disability is being reviewed for possible causation or aggravation by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance from April 21, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left knee meniscectomy, left knee instability, right knee strain, and thoracolumbar disability due to incomplete or unclear responses from previous VA examinations.
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