The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested withdrawal of her appeal, specifically regarding a separate evaluation for left elbow cubital tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeal citing ulnar nerve paralysis and the discussion in reference to her left wrist and left elbow cubital tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow cubital tunnel syndrome, ulnar nerve paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24022469
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed left elbow cubital tunnel syndrome and left knee patellofemoral syndrome.
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