The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for increased initial ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left shoulder impingement syndrome, left hip trochanteric bursitis, and right hip trochanteric bursitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made by filing a statement indicating satisfaction with his current ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left shoulder impingement syndrome, left hip trochanteric bursitis, right hip trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1436673
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA will obtain new opinions from different VA examiners to address whether the Veteran's conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service, including exposure during combat.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to January 31, 2023.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for SMC based on loss of use of the left upper extremity is remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that could be linked to his current condition.
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