The Veteran's service connection for bilateral lower extremity sciatica was granted effective September 20, 2020. The condition is secondary to his previously service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was caused by his service-connected lumbar DDD.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity (LLE) sciatica, right lower extremity (RLE) sciatica
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086070
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because all issues were already decided in a previous decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to gaps in treatment records and incomplete medical opinions.
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