The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to January 6, 2020 for a rating of 50 percent for right elbow residuals of right arm shrapnel wound is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the appeal period prior to January 6, 2020 for right elbow residuals of right arm shrapnel wound is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to April 2, 2012 for a 30 percent rating for residuals of shell fragment wound, right ulnar nerve, major extremity is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for residual scars, right elbow (associated with underlying soft tissue) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the issues were not within its jurisdiction due to finality of the March 2022 decision and dismissed the appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow, Right ulnar nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24074001
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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