The Veteran's claim for service connection for sciatica of the right lower leg is granted with an effective date of January 27, 2016. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sciatica of the left lower leg is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a claim for right leg sciatica on January 27, 2016, and was diagnosed with right leg sciatica in April 1957 during active duty. The effective date for service connection is set at the date of receipt of the claim as it arose before separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatica of the right lower leg, sciatica of the left lower leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21041013
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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.
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