The veteran's claim for service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide adequate reason or good cause for failing to report for the necessary VA examination, leading to the abandonment of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0305186
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation greater than 20 percent for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not show severe incomplete paralysis of the median nerve.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased evaluation for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome is dismissed due to administrative error and the need to proceed in the legacy appeal system.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of a Board Appeal request and dismissed the attempted appeals.
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