Radiculopathy & sciatica decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease and associated radiculopathy, as the record does not include all relevant treatment records prior to back surgery.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for separate awards of service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions and TDIU, with an effective date of August 18, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine arthritis and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a right hip disorder but granted a rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain effective from February 7, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, chronic fatigue, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of filing or during the pendency of the claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right sciatic conditions and left and right flatfoot conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica) as the evidence did not support moderate incomplete paralysis at any time during the appeal period.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded the claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, right sciatic radiculopathy, left sciatic radiculopathy, and right wrist disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the increased (20 percent) rating for a right shoulder disability but granted earlier effective dates of January 4, 2022, for the increased (20 percent) rating for a cervical spine disability and for the grants of service connection for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied increased ratings for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. The other claims were denied.

The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2010, for service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves but denied increased ratings for these conditions. The claims for increased ratings for knee and back conditions were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2023, for the grants of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve.

The Board granted an effective date of August 3, 2018, for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and a 40 percent initial rating from that date.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and ensuring substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy, while granting a 40 percent rating from November 24, 2020 to August 1, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.