The Veteran withdrew all remaining issues associated with this appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran explicitly withdrew his appeal in a written statement prior to the Board's decision, thus there are no allegations of errors for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia, postoperative limitation of flexion, left knee chondromalacia, postoperative limitation of extension, right knee chondromalacia, postoperative limitation of flexion, right knee chondromalacia, postoperative limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062655
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for higher ratings of his left and right knee conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for left knee limitation of extension and an increased rating for left knee chondromalacia.
- Dismissed
The proposed reductions of the veteran's right and left knee chondromalacia ratings were dismissed as there was no final rating action taken, and the disabilities remained rated at 40 percent during the applicable period.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for sleep disorder is dismissed, and the Veteran's claims for service connection for alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and lower back strain are denied. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD.
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