The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his low back disability was dismissed. His earlier effective date claim based on CUE in a June 2008 decision was granted, with the effective date set at October 18, 2007. The issues of service connection for right elbow and right knee disabilities were remanded.
The deciding factor: The RO misapplied regulations in the June 2008 rating decision, resulting in a final determination that did not consider all relevant evidence, including post-service treatment records indicating chronic back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with L5-S1 disc bulge and degenerative disc disease (low back disability), right elbow disability, right knee patellar tendon rupture with arthritis (right knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2021
- Citation
- A21018949
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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