The appeal for service connection of a right shoulder disability is dismissed.,The appeal for service connection of a right knee disability is dismissed.,The appeal for service connection of a left knee disability is dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for low testosterone, but the claim is denied as it does not constitute a disability for VA compensation purposes.,Service connection has been granted for chronic sinusitis, maxillary and frontal (claimed as a sinus condition).,The appeal for service connection of fibromyalgia is remanded due to lack of examination.,The appeal for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded due to lack of examination.,The appeal for service connection of a left shoulder disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder and knee disabilities were previously adjudicated in the April 2021 rating decision, which created pending claims that precluded concurrent election with this appeal. The October 2021 VA Form 10182 constituted a concurrent election prohibited under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Low testosterone, Sinusitis, maxillary and frontal (claimed as a sinus condition), Fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062897
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Decisions by this judge: 275 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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