The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings of the service-connected sciatic and femoral nerves in the lower extremities due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examiner's report did not adequately address all symptoms associated with the Veteran's peripheral nerves, necessitating a more comprehensive evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve, left lower extremity sciatic nerve, right lower extremity femoral nerve, left lower extremity femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030915
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Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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