The Veteran's appeals for service connection for numbness of the left hand and right upper extremity disability have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded his claim for service connection for mid-back pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for these claims at a hearing before the Board, expressing his intent to withdraw them.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left hand, radial nerve damage causing paralysis and loss of strength in the right arm and hand (right upper extremity disability), mid-back pain, claimed as degenerative disc disease of T8-T12 (mid-back pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18122297
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for numbness of the face, left hand, right foot, and left foot as there is no current diagnosis or functional impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that there is not substantial compliance with the September 2019 remand directives and has ordered further development for service connection claims related to IBS, arthritis of the hands, and numbness of the hands.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including numbness of the hands and feet, as well as his rating for lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability. The Veteran will need to undergo additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
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