The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to the left and right knees, including disability ratings and service connection.
The deciding factor: The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of flexion, left knee, recurrent patellar dislocation, left knee, recurrent patellar dislocation, right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028122
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher initial ratings for the Veteran's left thigh and left knee conditions but granted separate 10 percent ratings for limitation of flexion, left knee, and instability, left knee. The Board also granted an 80 percent rating from April 26, 2021, for left thigh amputation.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for limitation of flexion, left knee and paralysis of the sciatic nerve was dismissed due to untimely filing. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis is remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for left knee limitation of flexion was granted as of December 12, 2023.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection of several conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.
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