Radiculopathy & sciatica Board decisions

The Veteran's increased rating claim for her left lower extremity sciatica is remanded due to the failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) after new evidence was added to the record.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for hypertension, the severance of service connection for lower extremity radiculopathy, and evaluations for wrist and knee conditions. Additional Social Security Administration records are needed to support these appeals.

The Board has denied service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the issues of an increased rating for lumbar spine disability, service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and clarification of the appellant's lumbar spine disability, including radiculopathy. The effective date remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for L5-S1 lytic spondylolisthesis and radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to service-connected L5-S1 lytic spondylolisthesis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep hypopnea, specifically whether it is related to service or secondary to medications for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for fibromyalgia, bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities (likely sciatica), and other service-connected conditions have been dismissed. The issues of higher ratings for lower back and cervical spine disabilities are remanded.

Service connection is granted for sinusitis and denied for IBS, anemia, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,A rating of 10 percent prior to December 19, 2013 for service-connected lumbosacral strain is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, as secondary to service-connected lumbar fibromyositis.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as there is no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder and lumbar disabilities, as well as secondary service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica pain. The Veteran's current diagnoses are considered to be at least in equipoise with the opinions against his claims, leading to a grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the highest level of aid and attendance was denied as he does not meet the legal criteria for such benefit under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (r).

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral neuropathy and sleep apnea. The claims were received more than one year after the Veteran’s separation from service, and the earliest possible assignable effective dates are August 18, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity sensory dysfunction, and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to additional relevant evidence being associated with his file. He is scheduled for VA examinations and a supplemental statement of the case will be provided.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 18, 2010 for the assignment of a separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as a neurological manifestation of service-connected DDD of the lumbar spine.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than October 21, 2008, for service connection is denied. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development and examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since January 26, 2016. The Board has granted a TDIU rating on both schedular and extraschedular bases.

The Board has decided to remand several of the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records as well as Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits due to inadequate examinations, in particular regarding his lumbosacral strain and associated radiculopathy. The case is also remanded for further development related to TDIU, specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, and helpless child benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, diagnosed as lumbar segmental dysfunction with radiculopathy and neuropathy. The appeal is pending on remand regarding the Veteran's left heel disorder.,Service connection was denied for bilateral pes planus due to lack of evidence showing permanent aggravation by service.