The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings in excess of 40 percent for HNP of the lumbar spine with DJD and IVDS, a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain with DJD, a rating in excess of 10 percent for status post left ankle reconstruction with DJD, and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder degenerative arthritis with rotator cuff tear and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals by submitting a statement indicating he wished to withdraw the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- HNP of the lumbar spine, right ankle sprain, status post left ankle reconstruction, right shoulder degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062325
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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