The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected low back injury and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate severe limitation of motion or intervertebral disc disease in the spine prior to September 2002, nor incapacitating episodes of at least four weeks duration during the past twelve months for the sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury with herniated disc at L3-4, Right sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0805590
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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