The Veteran's claims for right shoulder, leg, and hip disabilities have been dismissed. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for a right hip disability has been granted, but the case is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the March 2015 VA examination report.
The deciding factor: The March 2015 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and did not consider the Veteran's earlier claim for a right hip disability in 1974 or his recent complaints of pain related to the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, right leg disability, right hip disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22002977
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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