Citation Nr: 21021223 Decision Date: 04/12/21 Archive Date: 04/12/21 DOCKET NO. 16-12 187 DATE: April 12, 2021 ORDER The appeal is dismissed. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. A June 2015 rating decision issued by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) granted entitlement to service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine. No disagreement with this action is of record. 2. A November 2018 rating decision issued by the AOJ granted entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine radiculopathy with bilateral sciatic nerve involvement. No disagreement with this action is of record. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. As the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full, there remains no question of law or fact on appeal, and the appeal is dismissed as to the claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (d)(5), 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. 2. As the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full, there remains no question of law or fact on appeal, and the appeal is dismissed as to the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disorder. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (d)(5), 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The Veteran served on active duty from December 1994 to December 1997 and again from October 1998 to August 2001. The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) notes that the Veteran requested a Board hearing via videoconference on his March 2016 VA Form 9. A Board hearing was not held. However, given the outcome of this appeal, there is no prejudice to the Veteran from the lack of a Board hearing. Additionally, the Board acknowledges that the Veteran attempted to withdraw the claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder in an October 2017 letter. In February 2018, the Veteran attempted to opt into the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP). However, the appeal was presumed withdrawn at that time due to the Veteran’s October 2017 letter. In October 2018, the AOJ sent the Veteran a letter informing him that when he submitted the February 2018 RAMP opt-in form, he did not have an appeal pending and that no further action would be taken in RAMP. The AOJ subsequently acknowledged the Veteran’s claim for bilateral feet and reopened the claim under the Legacy system. Given the outcome of this appeal, there is no prejudice to the Veteran in adjudicating this claim under the Legacy system. A June 2015 rating decision issued by the AOJ granted entitlement to service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine. A November 2018 rating decision issued by the AOJ granted entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine radiculopathy with bilateral sciatic nerve involvement, claimed as bilateral foot nerve problems. The Veteran was notified of these decisions, no disagreement with these actions are of record. Accordingly, the Board finds that the Veteran’s appeal as to these issues have been rendered moot because the benefits sought on appeal have been granted in full. There remains no question of law or fact for the Board to resolve, and the appeal is dismissed. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (d)(5). MICHAEL D. LYON Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board J. Frazier, Associate Attorney The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.