The Board has determined that the residuals of a right sciatic nerve injury are at least as likely as not caused by a service-connected right knee disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Secondary service connection was established based on evidence showing the veteran's right knee instability resulted in his right sciatic nerve injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right sciatic nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0528965
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and evaluation to determine the current severity of his service-connected right femur fracture, PTSD, and right sciatic nerve injury.
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