Radiculopathy & sciatica Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including shoulder, spine, knee, and extremity conditions, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis, right lower radiculopathy, and tinnitus, and assigned a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder and a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis of the spine, while denying increased ratings for radiculopathy in both lower extremities and hearing loss.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of cervical radiculopathy of both upper extremities, but denied earlier effective dates for degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, headaches, and TBI.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, while denying an increased rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation because there was no evidence that any of his service-connected disabilities required hospitalization for 21 days or more.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 24, 2023, and an effective date of May 12, 2022, for DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for tremors of the left and right lower and upper extremities, finding that August 10, 2022 was the appropriate effective date.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of various service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all appeals.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral radiculopathy, as the evidence did not support a finding of severity greater than noncompensable or 40 percent respectively.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy to ensure that all relevant personnel records are obtained.

The Veteran's left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy was granted an evaluation of 20 percent from January 11, 2012 to January 22, 2025, but an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the same condition and an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for a back disability were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus and ischemic heart disease, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, including degenerative arthritis, C3-C7; cervical spine degenerative disc disease, including Intervertebral Disc Syndrome of C3-C7; cervical spinal stenosis; right hand and arm neurologic condition, including right cervical radiculopathy; and obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the August 2020 rating decisions on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, sinusitis, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities. The Veteran was also granted increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder and vertigo, granted a TDIU, and remanded evaluations for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease L4-L5 with intervertebral disc syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted an effective date of April 20, 2012, for the grant of service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) based on new and material evidence constructively received within one year of a prior rating decision.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee degenerative changes and a separate rating for right knee subluxation, but denied an increased rating for spinal stenosis with IVDS and other claims.