The Board has dismissed all four issues related to service connection for various conditions of the left arm, as they have already been resolved through previous decisions or are pending in other appeals.
The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed because the Veteran's allegations and evidence did not raise any new errors of fact or law that warranted further review by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left arm, chronic pain of the left arm, necrosis of the left shoulder, tendonitis of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- A21016937
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for arthritis of the right hand, right arm, and left arm as there is no competent evidence showing current disability.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the left arm and service connection for painful joints, including as due to a qualifying disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 and degenerative arthritis other than arthritis of the back.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case (SOC) on all issues listed.
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