Your appeal for the right elbow disorder has been dismissed as your Supplemental Claim was received after the issue had already been certified to the Board in the Legacy system.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Supplemental Claim was received after the appeal for the same benefits had been certified to the Board within the Legacy system, and thus cannot constitute a valid opt-in to the modernized appeals system (AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow olecranon bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24025883
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board granted ratings of 30 percent or higher for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine osteoarthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right shoulder strain, left elbow olecranon bursitis, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and headaches. Service connection was also granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's claims, finding that an intervening claim consumed his September 2021 intent to file a claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a higher rating of right elbow olecranon bursitis was remanded. The Board needs more information about the severity during flare-ups.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, neck disability, coccydynia, erectile dysfunction, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis with arthroscopy and medial meniscectomy, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right shoulder overuse syndrome, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and right elbow tendonitis. Service connection was granted for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.
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