Radiculopathy & sciatica Board decisions

The Veteran is granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 16, 2009.

The Board granted service connection for left sciatica and degenerative arthritis of the left knee, as both conditions were found to be caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for radiculopathy, right lower extremity.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to respond within 60 days of being informed that he selected too many Board review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that it is not factually ascertainable that the increase in severity occurred within a year prior to June 1, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an initial rating for MRSA residuals, as well as secondary conditions related to those residuals, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent, but no higher, prior to July 23, 2021, for service-connected spinal stenosis with IVDS and an evaluation of 40 percent, but no higher, effective July 23, 2021. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected back disability, and service connection for sleep apnea and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that it was due to service, began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the issues of an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability, and separate compensable ratings for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy prior to August 12, 2018, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and readjudicating the claims.

The Board remands the issues of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy and entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 12, 2023, due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating, finding that his left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to May 12, 2024, and 60 percent from May 12, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or an earlier effective date for a TTD rating.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for chronic lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis but granted 20 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and service connection with an effective date of November 24, 2008. The Board also granted initial ratings of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic) and denied higher ratings for the femoral conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder AC joint osteoarthritis and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve.

The appeal for ratings in excess of 40 percent and 20 percent for the veteran's back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed due to improper filing of an appeal.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, but denied increased ratings for COPD, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, lumbosacral strain, migraine with chronic headaches, and residuals of a right ankle fracture. The Veteran was granted TDIU from January 12, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, but remanded the claim for a dizziness disorder.