The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his lumbosacral spine and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his pending appeals in writing, prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, degenerative arthritis, spondylosis and intervertebral disc syndrome, raticulopathy, left lower extremity (femoral nerve), raticulopathy, right lower extremity (anterior crural (femoral) and internal saphenous nerves), raticulopathy, left lower extremity (posterior tibial, external popliteal, musculocutaneous, anterior tibial, internal popliteal, and sciatic nerves), raticulopathy, right lower extremity (posterior tibial, external popliteal, musculocutaneous, anterior tibial, internal popliteal and sciatic nerves), raticulopathy, left lower extremity (external cutaneous nerve), raticulopathy, left lower extremity (ilio-inguinal nerve), raticulopathy, left lower extremity (obturator nerve), raticulopathy, right lower extremity (external cutaneous nerve), raticulopathy, right lower extremity (ilio-inguinal nerve), raticulopathy, right lower extremity (obturator nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22011744
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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