The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy need further examination to determine their current severity.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required as a comprehensive peripheral nerves examination was not provided in the past, which is necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity femoral and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076100
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 50 percent effective February 13, 2021. His left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy is rated at 80 percent from April 21, 2013 to February 12, 2021. The Veteran's TDIU claim has an earlier effective date of April 21, 2013.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy were denied as his disability did not more nearly approximate severe incomplete paralysis during the review period.
- Granted
Effective dates of June 4, 2022 are granted for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and disc disease, IVDS, spondylosis, scoliosis and healed compression fracture of T7, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy.,Effective date of October 5, 2023 is granted for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease and associated right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU on this basis.
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