The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff strain with osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis with degenerative arthritis have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of all issues in this appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of all issues in the appeal before the Board could make a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff strain with osteoarthritis (non-dominant), lumbar spondylosis with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19123651
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 an increased evaluation for the Veteran's lumbar spondylosis with degenerative arthritis and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased initial rating of 20 percent for lumbar spondylosis with degenerative arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spondylosis with degenerative arthritis, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service back injury and resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy were granted increased ratings, with the right lower extremity radiculopathy also receiving a separate rating. The TDIU claim was denied.
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