Radiculopathy & sciatica Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records from 1981 to 2007. The effective date of the sciatica rating remains March 7, 2005.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD with anxiety and depressed mood, is rated at 50 percent. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim has been remanded due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease, cervical degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy have all been granted.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations related to various conditions, including left ear hearing loss disability, prostate cancer, an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease (DDD)/degenerative disc disease (DDD), and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The decision is due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney stones was denied in July 2015, and the claim has been reopened due to new evidence. The Board finds that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and service.,Service connection for IBS was granted in July 2015 with an effective date of November 19, 2014. The Veteran's appeal regarding the effective date is dismissed as untimely.

The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these claims prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective September 20, 2018, based on his service-connected disabilities resulting in a combined rating of 90 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective date issues due to internal discrepancies in his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis, as well as ongoing radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical records and schedule a VA examination to clarify the nature of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating in excess of 30 percent for an unspecified anxiety disorder, as well as his claims for skin disorders, hammer toes, hypertension, heart palpitations, and respiratory disorder are all denied. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeals.

The Veteran's back disability, including degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, is considered to have started during his military service. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted reconsideration of the June 2011 claim to reopen service connection for a skin disability of the groin and feet. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 7913. Increased evaluations were denied for diabetic neuropathy in both lower extremities and diabetic nephropathy.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent, and his service-connected neurogenic bladder disability, GERD, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all granted.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, as they are not severe enough to prevent sedentary work.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the Veteran's radiculopathy is related to his service-connected low back disability.