The veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings for tendonitis in both knees were dismissed because the issues had already been decided.
The deciding factor: The Board dismissed the appeals because the issues of increased ratings for left and right knee conditions had already been addressed in a previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the left knee, tendonitis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000630
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 749 · 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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for alcoholism was dismissed. The Board also remanded several other issues, including PTSD with depressive disorder, surgical scars of the right ankle, status post fracture of right ankle with ORIF, tendonitis of the left knee, actinic keratosis, and sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU from May 31, 2018. The appeal is remanded for further consideration of the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine, bilateral knee, and left ankle conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as of May 31, 2018. The Board has remanded the issues related to sleep apnea and a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability prior to May 31, 2018.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various knee, shoulder, and back conditions.
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