The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his increased rating claims for lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy in April 2017, which the Board found valid.,The Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22057988
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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