The Board has dismissed the appeals for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, service connection for residuals from surgery for implant of neurostimulator installed for chronic pain following cervical spine surgeries, right iliac crest bone graft associated with cervical spine surgery, migraine headaches, and hypertension due to lack of jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA Form 10182 did not initiate a valid appeal as it was not the form prescribed by the Secretary of the VA and did not comply with the requirements for initiating an appeal under the modernized appellate framework (the AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- broken screw in the neck, residuals from surgery for implant of neurostimulator installed for chronic pain following cervical spine surgeries, right iliac crest bone graft associated with cervical spine surgery, migraine headaches, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- A20015453
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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