The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of her appeal for the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected left shoulder impingement.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1317203
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's cervical and lumbosacral strains, left elbow strain, right elbow strain, and left shoulder impingement are inadequate. The Board also notes that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension in this decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2014 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a higher rating for left shoulder impingement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left upper and middle trunk brachial plexus injury and left shoulder impingement are being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The case will be returned to the AOJ for consideration of this additional information.
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