The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew their appeal in a March 2017 statement.
- Claimed conditions
- medial epicondylitis of the left elbow, medial epicondylitis of the right elbow, left wrist tendinitis with ganglion cyst, right wrist tendinitis with ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1720844
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for medial epicondylitis of the left elbow and sleep apnea, but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives regarding a VA examination and opinion for the right elbow condition. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected physical disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome, as secondary to service-connected radiculopathy of the left upper extremity and/or medial epicondylitis of the left elbow. The case is being returned for further development including obtaining a VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have aggravated his left carpal tunnel syndrome.
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