The appeal for service connection for left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy is dismissed. The appeal for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with TBI prior to June 10, 2019, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy was granted in a February 2023 rating decision and the appeal has been dismissed as it was already granted. The issue of an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with TBI prior to June 10, 2019 is remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, PTSD with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23057077
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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