The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for evaluations of sciatic radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities due to a lack of consideration of the Veteran's wife's testimony regarding his medication side effects.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR) found that the Board erred in not considering the Veteran's wife's testimony about his medication side effects, specifically Neurontin.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000605
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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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU and DEA benefits effective July 5, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable since January 31, 2016.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sciatic radiculopathy in both lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the Veteran's entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity, is dismissed due to a modified Notice of Disagreement.
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