The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his bilateral ankle disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal in a March 2023 statement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims in a March 2023 statement, which met the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.
- Claimed conditions
- instability of the left ankle, instability of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068418
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and the Veteran's rating for chronic left ankle sprain was denied. However, a separate 10 percent rating for instability of the left ankle was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left ankle disability is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate a collateral attack motion regarding the August 1985 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining private treatment records and reviewing evidence added to the claims file since the March 2023 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The Veteran's TDIU rating claim is being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular evaluation prior to May 22, 2024.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating, and referral to the VA Compensation Service Director for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating is not warranted.
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