The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for the issues of whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, rotator cuff tear and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, and degenerative joint disease of the right acromioclavicular joint.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals on these issues in March 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, rotator cuff tear and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the right acromioclavicular joint
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0818641
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions related to his lumbosacral spine is denied. The TDIU claim is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU effective February 1, 2009 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board found that termination of TDIU from December 1, 2017 was not proper due to the Veteran's employer providing special accommodations for his service-connected disabilities. The earlier effective date claim for June 1, 2015 is also remanded.
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