The Veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of his service-connected right and left shoulder disorders have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of his service-connected cervical spine disorder, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome, and left ankle tendinitis are remanded to obtain additional VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed his desire to withdraw the pending appeal on the issues of entitlement to evaluations higher than 20 percent for service-connected right shoulder and left shoulder tendinitis and strain.,The Veteran's assertions that his right ankle disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle or bilateral knee disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder tendinitis and strain, left shoulder tendinitis and strain, cervical spine disorder, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome, left ankle tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002767
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for the left shoulder disorder, service connection for a cervical spine disorder, service connection for a right arm disorder, and service connection for a left arm disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and left hip disorder as they are inextricably intertwined with each other.
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