The appeal for service connection of various disabilities, including a left ankle disability and low back disability, is dismissed as moot due to the full grant of these claims in March 2021. The remaining issues were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were fully granted for his left ankle disability and the Board found no error in this decision. For other disabilities, there was insufficient evidence to establish an onset during service or a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle disability, left foot disability (plantar fasciitis or plantar fibroma), right foot disability (plantar fasciitis or plantar fibroma), hernia (hiatal hernia, epigastric hernia of the abdominal wall, and inguinal hernia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24021814
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for middle and index trigger finger/stenosing tenosynovitis of the right hand, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The earliest effective date is June 30, 2012, for the right hand condition and April 22, 2016, for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
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