Radiculopathy & sciatica Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the addition of new evidence and issues needing further consideration. The claims for service connection, disability rating, TDIU, and adaptive equipment are also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his service-connected cervical spine, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.,Service connection claims for left knee disorder, headaches, psychiatric disorder, nausea, and vertigo are also remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded because the current service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The Board has referred the case to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that more evidence is needed to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric and low back conditions, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete medical records. The main reasons for remanding are for new examinations, especially concerning the lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of service connection for a lumbosacral strain was granted, and she is now entitled to service connection for this condition. The Board also found in favor of the Veteran on her secondary service connection claim for sciatic paralysis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities on a schedular basis since March 11, 2008. The appeal for TDIU from February 28, 2008, to March 11, 2008, will be forwarded to the Director of Compensation and Pension Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a sciatic nerve disability as there was no evidence of an etiological relationship between the Veteran's active service and his current condition, nor could it be presumed related to service. The claim was also not granted on a secondary basis due to lack of medical nexus.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left great toe ulcer and subsequent amputation, foot ulcer, segmental joint dysfunction and lumbago with sciatica, left knee osteoarthritis, left ankle degenerative joint disease, and pseudofolliculitis barbae as secondary to his service-connected right knee and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is rated at 20 percent effective July 11, 2018.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection and evaluations due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and review of his treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, adjustment disorder (claimed as PTSD), and ocular migraines have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his thoracolumbar strain was denied, and the TDIU claim was also denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his low back disability and radiculopathy, left lower extremity are dismissed. The Board grants a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of his back disability and lower extremity radiculopathy was denied. The rating for the back disability remained at 40% prior to September 2, 2015, and decreased to 20% from that date until May 24, 2017. Separate compensable ratings were not assigned for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, including low back strain with lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation at L5-S1, stenosis at L4-L5, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The evidence shows that the Veteran's current back disability had its onset in service and has been continuous since service.