Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings and higher initial ratings for various disabilities, leading to the dismissal of all claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's written submissions met the requirements for withdrawing the appeal as they included the necessary information and were filed before a final decision was issued by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- right patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee strain and degenerative arthritis (right knee disability), left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee strain and bursitis, and limitation of flexion (left knee flexion disability), left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee strain and bursitis, and limitation of extension (left knee extension disability), right ankle strain (right ankle disability), left ankle fracture with degenerative arthritis (left ankle disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088206
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