The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to a full grant in February 2022. The dental condition, bowel condition (IBS and irritable colon), and migraine headaches are remanded.
The deciding factor: The RO granted the claims of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy in February 2022, which constitutes a full grant of benefits sound in the appeal. The remaining issues have been dismissed as moot due to the resolution of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, dental condition (claimed as dental issues with soft teeth), migraine headaches, bowel condition (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and irritable colon), left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24036197
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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