The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for service connection have been dismissed as the claims were previously docketed under separate appeal streams.
The deciding factor: Both appeals were previously docketed under different appeal streams, violating the prohibition of concurrent administrative review options.
- Claimed conditions
- residual radial and median nerve neuropathy, s/p gunshot wound, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013177
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for LUE Injury due to an impermissible concurrent election and docketing error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a left muscle group V status post gunshot wound condition and residual radial and median nerve neuropathy, s/p gunshot wound, left upper extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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