The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left knee disability, limitation of flexion and instability have been dismissed due to withdrawal.,Service connection has been granted for right hip and right knee disabilities as secondary to service-connected left hip and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the increased ratings. Service connection was established for the right hip and right knee disabilities as secondary to the service-connected left hip and left knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability (Limitation of Flexion), Left Knee Disability (Instability), Back Disability, Right Hip Disability, Right Knee Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Left Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24021775
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
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