The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 25, 2018 for a separate rating of 10% for right leg radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for brain embolism (stroke) is remanded due to the need for additional development to determine if his stroke was caused by his hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating exceeding 20% for right leg radiculopathy is also remanded.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right leg radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve is not warranted as there is no medical evidence confirming its presence prior to May 25, 2018.,The claim for service connection for brain embolism (stroke) requires additional development to determine if it was caused by his hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus.,The claim for an initial rating exceeding 20% for right leg radiculopathy is remanded due to the need for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, Brain embolism (stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070465
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.
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