Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore all claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being promulgated, thus no further action could be taken on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013375
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