The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, stenosis, arthritis, right lower extremity (sciatic) radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25005171
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decisions issued on April 17, 2023, and May 18, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable rating, but remanded service connection for a respiratory disability and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings was partially granted. The veteran received a higher rating for coronary artery disease and both sciatic neuropathies, but the appeal for higher ratings for femoral neuropathies was denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran's appeal to reduce the disability rating for lumbosacral strain was dismissed. The veteran was granted a 40% rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a compensable rating for the little finger of the right hand. Issues regarding TDIU and SMC were remanded.
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