The Veteran's appeal of the proposed reduction in his herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1 rating was dismissed as there was no final determination on the matter.
The deciding factor: The proposed reduction did not contain a final decision or determination, thus the appeal fails to allege error of fact or law.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24083733
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's back condition is rated at 40 percent, effective April 23, 2021. The Veteran also receives a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. A 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy remains unchanged.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability, right lower extremity myelopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted increased ratings. The 40 percent rating for the low back disability has been restored from April 1, 2015 to July 18, 2016.
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