The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for his left shoulder and left knee disabilities have been dismissed as he has withdrawn them.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues related to his left shoulder and left knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- enthesisopathy of the left shoulder, left knee chondromalacia patellofemoral syndrome, left knee total replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21027957
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's claim for service connection for right and left knee disorders was granted with an effective date of August 7, 2015.
- Partly granted
The Board granted separate ratings for a left knee meniscal tear and left knee instability, as well as a rating for left knee total replacement, but denied an increased rating for left knee osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current left knee disorders.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 1, 2009 was denied as the percentage requirements for schedular entitlement were not met before that date. The effective date of TDIU is set at June 1, 2009.
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