The Board has dismissed the appeals for initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, service connection for left chronic cervical radiculopathy (secondary to service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder), and service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, left chronic cervical radiculopathy, cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20074607
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left upper extremity condition, claimed as a left shoulder condition, to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on whether the condition is related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right wrist condition, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, based on the Veteran's credible reports of pain and weakness since service.
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