The Board has remanded the case for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's current right leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy is secondary to his service-connected left leg femoral nerve disability and/or low back disability. The claims are also inextricably intertwined with the Veteran's pending claim for a low back disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current right leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy is aggravated by his service-connected left leg femoral nerve disability and/or low back disability, as well as determine if these conditions are proximately due to or the result of the October 2006 slip and fall injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22005974
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 6, 2021, but no earlier, for the award of a 10 percent rating for right hip strain, impairment of the thigh. Other claims were denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision, leaving no issues for review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left and right legs has been granted an initial 60 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, including his past work as an account representative or in systems design.
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