The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law because the August 2020 rating decision effectuated the July 2017 Board decision that restored the 20 percent rating for degenerative joint disease, left hip.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not properly filed and therefore cannot be considered by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, left hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024880
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and left hip due to inadequate medical opinions provided in previous VA examinations.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 21, 2017, for the assignment of increased ratings for degenerative joint disease and impairment of each hip, as well as limitation of extension of each hip.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip, right hip, and left knee, as well as herniated and bulging discs of the back due to conflicting opinions and lack of medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities, and thus denied both claims for secondary service connection.
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