The Board granted service connection for a left leg sciatic nerve disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to individual unemployability prior to February 1, 2021 on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements and medical evidence supported his claim that he experienced numbness and pain in his left leg since service, leading to a grant of service connection for the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg sciatic nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041912
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (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 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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left leg sciatic nerve disability, and right leg sciatic nerve disability, all related to his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to unresolved issues regarding service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient evidence to make a determination on the claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's applications to reopen claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, hepatitis C, and cervical spine disability have been granted. The application to reopen the claim of service connection for left leg sciatic nerve disability has been denied.
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