The Board has granted higher ratings of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, but the TDIU claim is remanded due to a lack of schedular criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus caused his sciatic peripheral neuropathy, which now warrants higher ratings under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19193979
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 11, 2024, for TDIU and assigned a 30 percent rating for expressive aphasia associated with the Veteran's stroke. Other claims were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for loss of bowel and bladder function but granted a 60% rating for right and left lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, and a 50% rating for right upper extremity polyneuropathy, effective from March 18, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of various peripheral neuropathies and diabetes mellitus to obtain updated medical records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the left and right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy from April 19, 2022, but denied increased ratings for all other conditions.
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