The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected right hip replacement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- iliotibial band syndrome of the right thigh with heterotopic ossification, residuals of total right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21028044
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's case requires further examination to determine the current severity of his neurological manifestations related to his service-connected iliotibial band syndrome of the right thigh with heterotopic ossification. The Veteran is also seeking a higher initial disability rating for this condition.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's right hip disorder was not incurred in active military service and does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection. The preponderance of evidence is against finding a link between the current right hip disorders and service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is able to perform a sedentary job in a quiet location with face-to-face contact.
- Denied
The RO reduced the veteran's disability evaluation from 50 percent to 30 percent for his service-connected right hip replacement. The Board found this reduction improper because it was not based on a VA examination showing material improvement under ordinary conditions of life.
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