The Veteran's appeal for service connection of his shoulder disabilities has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and as a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder bicipital tendonitis, right shoulder glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis with resolved abrasion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22002864
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis with an effective date of September 1, 2017.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities were denied because she failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder capsulitis and bicipital tendonitis prior to October 19, 2016. He is granted a 30 percent rating from December 1, 2017, to May 22, 2023, and a 60 percent rating thereafter for his left shoulder disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, and urinary disorder. Tinnitus was granted, but the Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis do not warrant increased ratings.
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