The proposed reduction in the evaluation of left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy from 20 percent to 10 percent was dismissed because no actual reduction had taken place.
The deciding factor: No actual reduction in benefits for the left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy was ever effectuated by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24074078
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, and left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy as the evidence did not support a higher level of disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left and right legs has been granted an initial 60 percent rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, including his past work as an account representative or in systems design.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to TDIU from June 5, 2018, to October 1, 2018, due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
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