The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his representative. The Board has also remanded cases involving right and left knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew his claims for higher ratings for bilateral hand strain and lumbar spine disabilities in April 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand strain, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (lumbar spine disability), patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee (right knee disability), patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23025917
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to inadequate examination reports that did not account for the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain and left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral elbow strain, bilateral foot degenerative arthritis, bilateral shoulder strain, and bilateral hand strain. OSA was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues related to the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities for another attempt to schedule a VA examination due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations without good cause.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal request was denied as it was not timely filed within one year of the rating decision.
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