The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for the right great toe scar and a 10 percent rating based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. � 3.324 were dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for higher staged initial ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine status post lumbar discectomy and entitlement to a TDIU were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the compensable rating for right great toe scar and a 10 percent rating for multiple non-service-connected disabilities.,The VA assigned higher staged ratings for the lumbar spine disorder, left and right hallux rigidus. The Veteran's appeals for these increased ratings are pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe scar, Left foot hallux rigidus, Right foot hallux rigidus, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23043002
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbar spine and right hip disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The effective date for DEA benefits is granted as May 1, 2014.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for his back disability is denied. The effective date remains March 29, 2021, as the earliest date of claim. An initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the back disability from March 29, 2021, is also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability and right leg radiculopathy are granted service connection, but left leg radiculopathy is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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