The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for cerebral vascular accident with residual left hemiparesis, and increased evaluations for coronary artery disease with hypertension and for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested to withdraw his appeals on these specific issues prior to the Board's decision being issued.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident with Residual Left Hemiparesis, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Coronary Artery Disease with Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0216379
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and chronic sinusitis. However, it granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's GERD was granted a 60 percent disability rating, and the June 15, 2020 VA Form 10182 for service connection claims was accepted as timely due to good cause shown.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding insufficient evidence to support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability was restored to a 20 percent rating effective February 24, 2022. The other issues were denied.
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