The Veteran's appeals for service connection for intervertebral disc disease and cervical radiculopathy have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues in writing before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disease, cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175918
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral sciatica and remanded the claims for cervicalgia and cervical radiculopathy due to a need for additional evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cervical radiculopathy to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's disability is related to in-service injuries and aggravated by a service-connected lumbar condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical radiculopathy, herniated disc, and spinal stenosis to obtain VA examinations to determine their nature and etiologies.
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