The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for his bilateral wrist disabilities as freestanding claims are not allowed once a final decision on service connection is made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of notification of the April 2008 rating decision, which became final without appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077436
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain a direct service connection opinion, and the Veteran's claim for left wrist fracture residuals is being reviewed again.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions. The issues of entitlement to TDIU are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for neck condition, bilateral upper extremity nerve conditions, and right wrist degenerative arthritis due to new and relevant evidence. The claims are remanded for further development including VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's right wrist degenerative arthritis was granted service connection. The increased ratings for left shoulder strain and left foot plantar fasciitis were denied.
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