The Veteran's appeals for service connection for right shoulder disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability have been dismissed.,A rating of 10% has been granted for each of the Veteran's shin splints (left and right), effective from the date of decision.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them prior to a final decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of thoracolumbar spine (low back disability), Right shin splints, Left shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23067543
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 determined that new and relevant evidence has been received with respect to all the service connection claims on appeal. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for multiple other disabilities, including left and right ankle, CTS, IBS, knee, shoulder, sleep apnea, and back conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted separate 20 percent ratings for left and right knee meniscal tears, as well as earlier effective dates of April 9, 2014, for the Veteran's left and right shin splints.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, left and right shin splints, back, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to service.
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