The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues involving the service-connected conditions and evaluations, resulting in their dismissal.
The deciding factor: The appellant submitted a withdrawal of appeal for all issues on the same day the Board was to issue its decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right femoral nerve neuropathy, forehead scar, scars, right hip and knee status post joint replacements, residual of rib and intercostal muscle contusion (claimed as injured ribs), service connected right total knee replacement, left lower extremity radiculopathy (claimed as neuropathy of the feet)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21040530
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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