The veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision, and all claims were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated in February 2025 that he wished to withdraw all pending claims as he received a 100 percent total and permanent rating from VA.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, lateral epicondylitis, left elbow; supination and pronation, impairment and left distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation, radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right, radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right, left hip strain, extension, left hip strain, impairment, right hip strain, extension, lateral epicondylitis, left elbow, forearm; limitation of extension and left distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation, status post left distal humerus fracture scar to left olecranon and triceps, left hip strain, flexion, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right hip strain, painful motion, chondrocostal junction syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108232
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for his left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left ankle condition have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbosacral strain, asthma, melasma and hydradenitis, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and stress), left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, a left foot disorder, and IBS have been granted. The remaining issues are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of a lumbosacral strain, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, finding that it is related to his in-service injury. The claimant did not contest this decision.
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