The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board also remanded several issues related to the Veteran's right knee, hip disabilities, and sciatic nerve pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals of certain claims during a hearing, leaving only the issues related to the Veteran's right knee, hips, and sciatic nerve pain unresolved.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Pain in the right sciatic nerve (lower extremity), Pain in the left sciatic nerve (lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176892
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is related to an in-service bicycle accident.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted a 30 percent rating, while the lumbar and lower extremity radiculopathy claims are denied. An earlier effective date for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted, and TDIU based on single service-connected disability is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine to correct a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, neurological impairments of the upper extremities, and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot.
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