Radiculopathy & sciatica decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves, as the earliest assignable effective date is January 26, 2018.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed as the claim was granted during the pendency of the appeal. The other claims were remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip strain, lower left extremity radiculopathy, and lumbosacral strain, lumbago, and multilevel degenerative spondylosis as further development is needed.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the severity of symptoms.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in an August 2023 rating decision granting service connection for Parkinson's disease and related symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve due to an inadequate VA examination.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, including the appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine IVDS, DDD, anterolisthesis, and spinal stenosis, as well as left and right lower extremity radiculopathies.

The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.

The Board granted the restoration of a 40% disability rating for lumbar spine disability, readjudicated claims for service connection for left hand pain and nerve pain in both legs, but denied service connection for left hand pain.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 12, 2020, for the service-connected right and left lower radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome and RLE radiculopathy, as the evidence did not support a higher rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.

The Board remands the issues of an evaluation higher than 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy and an evaluation higher than 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy to ensure compliance with a previous remand.

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for spondylolisthesis, right leg radiculopathy, posterior trunk scars, painful scar, posterior midline spine, and anterior trunk scar.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 23, 2022 for the award of service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all pending issues, indicating satisfaction with the current ratings and effective dates.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions, including asthma, sinusitis, hypertension, left hip disability, sciatic left lower extremity, right hip disability, right knee disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service. The appeal of other claims was remanded.