Your claim for service connection for left thigh muscle atrophy, claimed also as left leg injury, has been granted and you are now receiving VA benefits. The matter is dismissed because the issue was already resolved in your favor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was previously granted by an August 2019 rating decision which assigned noncompensable disability ratings for left thigh muscle atrophy, claimed also as left leg injury, effective March 19, 2019. The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) vacated the Board’s May 2019 denial and remanded the case due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh muscle atrophy, left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066676
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition, otitis externa, gastroenteritis, a sleeping disorder, and a left leg injury as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Partly granted
The claim for service connection for oral herpes was reopened and the appeal is granted, while the claim for a left leg injury was denied.
- Partly granted
The claim for service connection for left arm and hand numbness was reopened but ultimately denied, while the claim for a left leg injury was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case was remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claims.
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