The Veteran's appeal to reduce his disability ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy from 10 percent to 0 percent is dismissed because the appeal was submitted prematurely.
The deciding factor: The appeal was submitted before the actual reduction in disability rating took place, and thus did not meet the proper procedural requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- femoral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002289
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's LLE and RLE sciatic radiculopathy, as well as her RLE femoral radiculopathy have been granted initial 20 percent ratings since March 15, 2022.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of January 11, 2016 for the awards of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic and femoral), based on new evidence received after the initial rating decision in June 2020.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted as of May 6, 2019, but no earlier. The claims for increased ratings for femoral and sciatic radiculopathy were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's increased ratings for service-connected disabilities, including a headache disability and femoral radiculopathy of the lower extremities, were granted in response to a supplemental claim filed on August 31, 2022. The award of past-due benefits is eligible for attorney fees.
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