Radiculopathy & sciatica decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claims for effective dates of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for lumbar strain, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremity sciatic and femoral nerves due to a duty to assist error regarding private treatment records.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy is dismissed as moot.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy is dismissed as moot.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left total knee replacement.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of radiculopathy of the left upper extremity. The Board has dismissed this issue.

The Veteran's appeal of the proposed reduction for lumbar DDD, postoperative with IVDS, and radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar DDD, postoperative with IVDS, is denied. An effective date of December 1, 2019, has been granted for his award of a 40 percent disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's back disability. The decision also denied entitlement to a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, and post traumatic osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, as well as left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, are granted with effective dates starting from August 12, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis and strain, lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis with strain, and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy on a direct basis.,Service connection is also granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis with strain.

Service connection is granted for kidney disease. Service connection is denied for lumbar radiculopathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and colon polyps.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's RLE sciatica is aggravated by his service-connected vertigo.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for degenerative arthritis lumbar spine, right lumbar sciatic radiculopathy, and left lumbar sciatic radiculopathy due to inadequate examination reports from February 2020.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which together preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran is granted effective dates of April 18, 2018 for the grant of service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities.,A 20 percent rating is granted for lumbosacral strain and radiculopathies of the left and right lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations on several service-connected conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left and right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, as well as increased disability ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran's conditions are rated at 10 percent each.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for neuropathy of the left lower extremity sciatic and femoral nerves were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination to assess his competency in handling VA funds. The issue of service connection remains unresolved as no specific conditions are claimed or related to active duty.