The Board has dismissed the appeal due to errors in the claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to May 3, 2012. The Veteran's death was also granted service connection for cause of death.
The deciding factor: The claim was established in error and there remains no issue for the Board to dispose of on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD), right shoulder impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2022
- Citation
- A22024343
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale in the June 2019 VA opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified individual to address whether the Veteran's left and right shoulder, and bilateral elbow conditions are related to his military service, specifically including exposure to hazardous materials while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a left wrist condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, dry mouth, and a skin condition. Several claims were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and right ankle conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history for the entire appeal period prior to December 14, 2018.
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