Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to RLE radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve for further development, including a new examination that does not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The examination must be adequate to determine the severity of the appellant's RLE sciatic radiculopathy without considering the ameliorating effects of medication as per Jones v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 56 (2012).
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25014011
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