The Board has dismissed all appeals as the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the severance of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to submit a Substantive Appeal with regard to the March 29, 1999 decision severing service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0119111
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no in-service disease or injury and that the current condition did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support a presumption of service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for the left shoulder disability was denied, and a higher initial rating of 20 percent was granted from March 10, 2015 to November 1, 2018. The Veteran's thoracic spine disability received an initial 10 percent rating, which remains unchanged.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and attempting to obtain SSA records.
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