The Veteran withdrew the appeal for increased initial ratings and earlier effective dates for his service-connected bilateral foot hallux limitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's attorney representative submitted a written notification on August 17, 2022, requesting to withdraw the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hallux limitus, right foot hallux limitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053863
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 998 · Granted: 40% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left foot hallux valgus, left foot hallux limitus, and left foot gastrocnemius due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot hallux valgus with limitus and arthritis is denied. The Board also found that the Veteran's right foot hallux limitus should be remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right foot hallux limitus, and left foot hallux limitus have been denied as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection and increased rating are inextricably intertwined with each other, as well as with the issue of entitlement to a TDIU. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.
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