The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed all issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his attorney requested to withdraw their appeals due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of all pending appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain with degenerative disc disease, right hip strain with limited flexion, right hand strain status post open reduction internal fixation of the fourth metacarpal, degenerative osteoarthritis of the right knee, posttraumatic stress disorder with depression and bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23043520
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 19, 2017, for the grant of service connection for right hip strain with limited flexion and earlier effective dates for limitation of extension and abduction.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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