The Veteran's sciatic neuropathy of both lower extremities is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for further development and re-adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his current disability levels, but additional evidence may affect this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034432
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sciatic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, as it found a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence when the claim is readjudicated.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left lower extremity neuropathy and urinary retention have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is required for SMC at the (l) rate.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar strain and left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy have been granted initial ratings, with the lumbar strain rated at 20 percent since May 3, 2022. The left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy has a separate rating of 10 percent since September 24, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran's sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected stress reactions of the feet and ankles. The effective dates for other claims are remanded.
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