The Veteran's appeal for service connection of various wrist, elbow, and knee disorders has been dismissed. The claims for psychiatric disorder, right wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and right-hand disorder are remanded.
The deciding factor: The dismissal is due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal regarding a left wrist disorder during his hearing. The remaining issues have been remanded as new evidence has been submitted that relates to previously unestablished facts necessary for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist disorder, Right wrist disorder, Left knee disorder, Right elbow disorder, Left elbow disorder, Right-hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20077927
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's right elbow disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected disorders, and PTSD is granted. Bilateral hearing loss remains denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left wrist disorder is dismissed. The acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia with exacerbation and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, anxiety, and depression, was not shown in service and is not etiologically related to service.
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