The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and bilateral pes cavus with plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal due to satisfaction with current ratings and effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine, bilateral pes cavus with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24046049
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy, which has rendered him in need of regular aid and assistance from another person.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for bilateral pes cavus with plantar fasciitis was granted, but the claims for higher ratings for left and right ankle strains were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent her from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment, so a TDIU is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his disability rating was reduced to 90 percent from May 1, 2022. He does not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU based on a single disability rated at 40% or more and sufficient additional disabilities to bring the combined overall rating to 70% or more.
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