The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability and granted increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy and low back disability in certain periods.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy to his service-connected back disability, and evidence of moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve during relevant time periods for left lower extremity radiculopathy and low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25005471
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from April 15, 2017, solely based on his unspecified anxiety disorder. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
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