The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and effective dates have been dismissed.,Effective date claims for right quadricep tear and pilonidal cyst with scar are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board did not have jurisdiction to review the appeal as it relates to entitlement to an increased rating for right quadriceps tear and entitlement to an increased rating for pilonidal cyst with scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Quadriceps Tear, Pilonidal Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22018270
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to conflicting diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and the need for additional medical examinations.,PTSD is being remanded as there is a conflict in diagnoses and the need for an examination to determine its relationship to service. Service connection for bipolar disorder, secondary to PTSD, is also being remanded.,Right knee disability claims are being remanded due to conflicting diagnoses of chondromalacia patella syndrome and the need for additional medical examinations.,Right quadriceps tear and left quadriceps tear claims are being remanded as there is a lack of service connection evidence and the need for an examination to determine their relationship to service-connected right knee disability.,,
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee injury and pilonidal cyst status post-surgical removal scar were denied. The rating for the right knee was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, while the rating for the pilonidal cyst scar prior to November 26, 2019, was also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of his TBI, pilonidal cyst, left hip stab wound residuals, and low back disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by multiple drug intoxication, with service-connected PTSD contributing substantially or materially to the cause of death. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and service-connected burial benefits.
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