The Veteran withdrew his appeals for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right hip disabilities, as well as initial compensable ratings for various hip strain disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of all his appeals related to hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability (limitation of extension), right hip disability (thigh impairment), left hip strain disability (limitation of flexion), left hip strain disability (thigh impairment), right hip strain disability (limitation of extension), right hip strain disability (limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24062120
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hip disabilities and radiculopathies, have been granted with effective dates of November 12, 2020.,Claims for earlier effective dates were denied for prostate cancer, reduction of the penis with erectile dysfunction (as secondary to prostate cancer), asthma, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral knees, hypertension, stable angina, and CFS.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 17, 2020, for the grant of service connection for left and right hip disabilities (limitation of extension) but denied an earlier effective date for the increased 100 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues related to allergic rhinitis and other hip conditions were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability beginning February 27, 2020, but denied increased ratings and service connection for other conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for sleep apnea but denied higher ratings for right hip disability and dismissed the appeals for service connection for PTSD, chronic gastritis, and rotator cuff tendonitis.
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