The Board remands the issues of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy and entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 12, 2023, due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to distinguish symptoms attributable specifically to the sciatic nerve versus the saphenous nerve or IVDS, and to determine the severity of the Veteran's left lower extremity sciatic nerve symptoms in the absence of medication and treatment at specific times over the course of the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the internal saphenous nerve, IVDS with spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012482
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