The Board has dismissed the duplicative appeals for service connection of various knee, foot, and ankle conditions due to a resubmitted VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a duplicate Notice of Disagreement which was previously considered by the Board in July 2022. The appeal is dismissed as it does not present any new issues or facts for consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis with meniscus tear, bilateral flat foot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis, left ankle sprain, recurrent, left long finger pain and swelling, right ankle sprain, recurrent, right knee joint osteoarthritis with meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26040344
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right hand strain, as well as left and right knee disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's military occupational specialty tasks that led to his current conditions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022, but a compensable rating was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of May 16, 2017 for the Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities.,However, the claim for a higher rating for GERD remains pending as it was not adequately evaluated in the most recent decision.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for bilateral flat foot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis and low back pain. Service connection for low back pain is remanded.
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