The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for residual scar, left knee and a higher than 10 percent rating for right lateral malleolus fracture have been dismissed due to the Veteran's satisfaction with his total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals in an October 2018 letter, satisfied with his current disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar, left knee, right lateral malleolus fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23008591
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim based on a single service-connected disability for purposes of special monthly compensation at the housebound rate is denied as he had a combined total schedular disability rating and was receiving special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) due to his right knee disability and additional service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim based on need for aid and attendance is also denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities make it impossible for him to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting his claim for TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left knee scars, finding that they did not meet the criteria for any of the applicable diagnostic codes and that there was no evidence of underlying soft tissue damage or other disabling effects.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as he is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including a mental condition rated at 70 percent.
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