The Veteran withdrew her appeal for increased ratings and effective dates related to lower extremity radiculopathy and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal in a written statement indicating she no longer wanted to pursue these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165319
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, finding that evaluations in excess of 10 percent were not warranted.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 23, 2016, for the award of service connection and a separate 10 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerves.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
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