Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection of migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, and paralysis of the sciatic nerve due to procedural errors. The veteran did not follow the correct procedures to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit the necessary forms or new evidence within the required timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain (back condition), paralysis of the sciatic nerve (right leg and foot radiculopathy), paralysis of the sciatic nerve (left leg and foot radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005263
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