The Veteran's service connection claims for pelvic floor dysfunction and drug induced constipation have been dismissed. An initial 40 percent rating has been granted for his low back disability, but the claim is denied for higher ratings prior to July 22, 2022, and from that date onwards. The right hip disability claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims have been dismissed as they have already been fully granted by previous rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ dysfunction), Drug induced constipation, Lumbosacral strain (low back disability), Pelvic floor dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24074052
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's low back disability, effective from the date of the August 2013 VA examination. The decision also notes that all reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pelvic floor disability, including pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor spasm, had its onset during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary incontinence and bacterial vaginitis have been granted service connection, a temporary total disability rating for surgery convalescence, and an initial 30 percent disability rating for bacterial vaginitis. The effective date for the service connection is June 19, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder and right ankle disabilities, as well as service connection for various other conditions.
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