The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for bilateral sciatic and femoral radiculopathies, as well as a TDIU claim, due to the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to obtain potentially relevant medical records and ensure an accurate assessment of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve (left sciatic radiculopathy), right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve (right sciatic radiculopathy), left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the femoral nerve (left femoral radiculopathy), right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the femoral nerve (right femoral radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24032799
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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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