The appeal for service connection for a left clavicle disability was dismissed due to improper claims processing.
The deciding factor: Proper claims processing rules were not followed, as the issue of service connection for a left clavicle disability was neither claimed nor denied in any AMA-eligible rating decision prior to receipt of the August 2022 VA Form 10182.
- Claimed conditions
- left clavicle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067358
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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