The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to his failure to cooperate by not reporting for scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations, which are required for proper evaluation of his disability claims.
- Claimed conditions
- sympathetic dystrophy disorder, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1030944
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, finding no evidence of a current disability to support these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for right inguinal hernia repair, painful surgical scar, and surgical scar.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, have resulted in a combined rating of 60 percent as of March 15, 2019. The Board has granted an earlier effective date for TDIU to this point.
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