The Veteran's appeal for various disability ratings and effective dates has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in November 2022, citing a statement that he requested to withdraw from all issues listed.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, status post spinal fusion, raticulopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, femoral nerve, instability, right knee to include degenerative joint disease, residuals of a right ankle fracture, C5-6, broad based central disk protrusion and osteophyte status post cervical
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2022
- Citation
- A22026096
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations have been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of all pending appeals.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of July 18, 2022 for service connection for radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, femoral nerve; lower bilateral extremity sciatic nerve; and bilateral lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of thigh.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and individual unemployability are remanded due to the failure to appear at scheduled examinations. The TDIU issue is also remanded as it may impact the analysis of whether the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial ratings for his service-connected disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.
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