The Veteran's appeals for restoration of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), and disability evaluations for Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS) and Sciatic Radiculopathy have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals through his representative and in writing.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS), Sciatic Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Sciatic Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24019954
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date than March 23, 2023 for TDIU as it was previously adjudicated in a previous decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of August 7, 2023 for the grant of service connection for Degenerative Disc Disease and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (also claimed as a back condition), and bilateral lower extremity sciatic neuropathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to October 26, 2016, for TDIU and SMC based on housebound criteria are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board finds that VA did not obtain relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records which could be pertinent to the claims.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding earlier effective dates for IBS and IVDS is dismissed.,The reduction in the rating for painful right toes scars is granted, restoring a 10 percent rating from May 3, 2023.,Increased ratings to 20 percent for lower extremity radiculopathy are granted as of October 21, 2024.,Service connection and increased ratings for left hip conditions, right hip conditions, left knee condition, ED, and depressive disorder are granted.
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