The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his increased rating for right shoulder disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal indicating they wanted to pursue review of the claim through Higher-Level Review.
- Claimed conditions
- labral tear of the right shoulder, debridement, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with recurrent dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086736
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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