The Veteran's appeal of the denial of an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes is dismissed as the issue has been subsumed by prior Board decisions.
The deciding factor: Prior RO and Board decisions are considered final and cannot be reviewed for CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18147277
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes was dismissed because he died before the Board could issue a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral foot condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in rating decisions for service connection for bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes, as the appeal is moot due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded as the RO incorrectly adjudicated other issues and failed to provide an adequate examination.
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