The Board dismissed the matter of service connection for a left hamstring condition from this appeal stream due to an administrative error. The Veteran's back disability is granted with a 20% rating effective March 4, 2014, and no earlier.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support finding the Veteran's back disability manifested prior to March 4, 2014, but worsened thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- left hamstring condition, back disability (lumbar degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22067028
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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