The Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations of cervical radiculopathy, right and left upper extremities, were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew from the appeal through an authorized representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw from the current appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical radiculopathy, right upper extremity, cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084394
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple issues related to his neck, arm, and hand conditions is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The claims will be reconsidered after these examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity; chronic left lower extremity sciatica injury with pain; chronic right lower extremity sciatica injury with pain; and eczema, bilateral legs. The issues are being returned due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and potential TERA development. The Veteran is also asked to provide additional information regarding his hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine degenerative joint disease.
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