Radiculopathy & sciatica decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and sciatica of both lower extremities, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected foot and knee disabilities, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left hand 3rd digit laceration, boil removal, and a left ankle disability. The Board also denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right elbow lateral epicondylitis with limitation of pronation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and generalized anxiety disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis and sinusitis are service-connected due to exposure to fine particulate matter during her deployment.,The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is service-connected based on onset during active service.,The Veteran's left ankle condition is service-connected as it occurred during reserve service.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for cervical strain and left upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica of the bilateral lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for right upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, glaucoma, and left orbital fracture, but denied a compensable disability rating for anemia.

The Board remands the claims for an increased initial rating for a low back disability and radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's posterior trunk surgical scar and remanded claims related to his bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right ankle pain, lumbar spine pain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left knee pain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for sciatic neuritis and 20 percent for sciatic neuralgia, but denied an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for incomplete paralysis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the service connection of radiculopathy of the right and left femoral nerves, but granted an effective date of April 30, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings and TDIU, but readjudicated a previously denied service connection claim for ischemic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for other specified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, left hip condition, left knee condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right hip condition, right knee condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, shin splints, left leg, shin splints, right leg, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, as well as bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for initial ratings higher than the assigned percentages for service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the service-connected left upper extremity radiculopathy, effective from August 3, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and right sciatica nerve pain as new and relevant evidence has been submitted.

The Board denied increased ratings for the back disability and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted a 40 percent rating from December 22, 2023, for the right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 10 percent rating from August 12, 2011, for the left lower extremity radiculopathy.