The Board has dismissed the appeals for rating ratings of knee conditions due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal prior to the decision being made.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee limitation of motion, Left knee limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23021636
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of motion prior to August 27, 2019 is being remanded due to inadequate previous examinations. A new retrospective VA medical opinion is needed.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his right knee disability from April 16, 2013 to March 15, 2016 was denied as the evidence did not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or more.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's chondromalacia of the right knee and chondromalacia of the left knee.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for left knee limitation of motion, as the evidence did not support a compensable limitation of range of flexion even considering additional functional loss after repetitive use over time or flare-ups.
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