The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues related to peripheral neuropathy, right rotator cuff tendonitis, and a higher rating. The Veteran's TDIU claim from March 10, 2011 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Residuals of right rotator cuff tendonitis, Dysthymic disorder/persistent depressive disorder (formerly adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001804
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 998 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities and the TDIU claim prior to July 12, 2011. The Veteran's disabilities alone did not render him unemployable at that time.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy in all extremities is being remanded for further evaluation and potential rescheduling of VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and remanded the claims regarding bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy due to potential herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities due to a pre-decisional error regarding the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy and its relation to service.
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