The Board denied service connection for left leg sciatica and right leg sciatica as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of sciatica found on examination, and the Veteran's STRs did not show any findings related to sciatica.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg sciatica, right leg sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172676
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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