The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity has been withdrawn by his representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his representative withdrew their appeal through correspondence indicating they intended to pursue a higher level review at the VARO.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002417
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of her bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy due to inadequate examination and incomplete evaluation.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates in several cases, including those related to essential tremors, femoral nerve radiculopathy, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date for service connection of these conditions is set at January 4, 2022.
- Granted
The Veteran's right and left leg radiculopathy are granted with a 10 percent rating effective February 1, 2009. TDIU is also granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities has been granted a 20% rating, effective August 21, 2024.
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