The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a middle back disorder has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim during a Board hearing.,The Veteran's appeals for separate disability ratings and service connections for various upper extremity disorders have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a middle back disorder, leaving only the remanded issues of separate disability rating and service connection for upper extremity disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- middle back disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, bilateral arm disorder, bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hand disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24007023
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a neck injury have been granted. The claim for sleep apnea has been withdrawn.
- Granted
The Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve are granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hip disorders due to a lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic pain and fatigue, psoriatic arthritis, bilateral shoulder disorder, and low back disorder due to a failure to provide notice of the right to a hearing.
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