The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed the claims due to the appellant's withdrawal of appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals in writing, meeting all required formalities and conditions set by regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- lateral epicondylitis, right elbow, limitation of flexion, right elbow, tenonitis, with limitation of extension, right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007240
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's stress fracture, mid-distal femur, right leg with limited flexion and restored the 30 percent rating for the Veteran's stress fracture, mid-distal femur, right leg with limitation of abduction and rotation. The other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lateral epicondylitis, left elbow, and lateral epicondylitis, right elbow.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety was denied as the evidence did not show a causal link to his active service.,Service connection was granted for lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow, but only on a treatment basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient VA treatment records, inadequate examination reports, and issues raised by the July 2014 VA examiner.
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