Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating of right lower extremity sciatica and total disability based on individual unemployability. The case was sent back for further medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board needs more information to determine if the veteran's symptoms are related to service-connected sciatica.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000882
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