The Veteran's claims for increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left ulnar neuropathy and service connection for a left knee disorder have been dismissed.,An effective date earlier than June 24, 2013, for the award of service connection for left ulnar neuropathy has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left ulnar neuropathy and service connection for a left knee disorder during the December 2021 Board hearing.,VA received the informal claim for left ulnar neuropathy on June 24, 2013. The effective date was set at this date as it is the earliest possible under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22038324
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, but no greater.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and either in-service injury or a service-connected disability.
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