The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for her left hip scars has been dismissed as she withdrew the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of her appeal due to a hearing request being canceled by her representative.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26019822
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 due to the use of prescribed skin ointments and medications that caused irreparable damage to his outer garments.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine condition and separate ratings for left knee instability, but denied other claims including increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's appeal as the higher-level review (HLR) request received in July 2021 was timely.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's left hip replacement has been granted a 50% rating, effective July 1, 2020. The Veteran's left hip scars have also been granted a 10% rating. The appeals for increased ratings for limitation of flexion and adduction of the left hip, as well as right hip replacement, are dismissed due to untimely Notice of Disagreement submissions.
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