The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy remaining regarding service connection for a thoracic/lumbar spine disability and groin condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims have already been granted in full, with her thoracic/lumbar spine disability and groin condition being fully addressed by the August 2025 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic/lumbar spine disability, groin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26007733
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for a groin condition. The remaining issues of service connection for left hip contusion, left foot disability, low back injury, and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, COPD, erectile dysfunction, and groin condition due to incomplete development of evidence.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a groin condition to be reviewed with a new VA examination and opinion.
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