The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran and his representative have withdrawn their appeal of the issues regarding an initial increased rating for radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity in excess of 10 percent prior to December 11, 2018, and the propriety of the reduction from 10 percent to a noncompensable evaluation effective from December 11, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's authorized representative withdrew their appeal on May 20, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2023
- Citation
- A23029985
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for status post left pelvic and femur fracture with impaired flexion of the thigh, status post left pelvic and femur fracture with impaired extension of the thigh, radiculopathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity, and radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity have been granted effective May 18, 2014.,The initial ratings for these conditions are also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including new VA examinations and obtaining more recent VA treatment records. The claims are being remanded to allow for this.
- Remanded (sent back)
Entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied.,Entitlement to initial compensable evaluations for radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities, as well as radiculopathy of the femoral nerve in both lower extremities, is remanded.,Entitlement to a TDIU prior to December 23, 2016, is also remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's L1 compression fracture and radiculopathy of the lower extremities were denied as his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable VA guidelines.
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