The Veteran withdrew the claims for service connection for adjustment disorder with sleep issues, narcissistic personality disorder, left hip strain as secondary to left knee pain, status post ACL reconstruction, and right hip strain as secondary to left knee pain, status post ACL reconstruction.
The deciding factor: The withdrawal was made through a March 25, 2025 correspondence from the Veteran's attorney, which is unambiguous in its intent to withdraw the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with sleep issues, narcissistic personality disorder, left hip strain as secondary to left knee pain, status post ACL reconstruction, left shoulder strain as secondary to left knee pain, status post ACL reconstruction, right hip strain as secondary to left knee pain, status post ACL reconstruction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045167
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Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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