The Veteran withdrew her appeal for the claims of service connection for osteoporosis, an initial compensable rating from September 29, 2012 to February 3, 2013 and an increased rating higher than 100 percent from February 4, 2013 and continuing thereafter for systemic lupus erythematosus, an initial rating higher than 10 percent from September 29, 2012 to September 15, 2020 for left hip fracture status-post closed reduction and fixation of a nondisplaced femoral neck stress fracture, and an initial compensable rating from September 29, 2012 to September 15, 2020 and an increased rating higher than 50 percent from September 16, 2020 and continuing thereafter for sinusitis with nasal polyposis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal for the claims in question.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, left hip fracture status-post closed reduction and fixation of a nondisplaced femoral neck stress fracture, sinusitis with nasal polyposis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21027134
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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