The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, with effective dates of June 8, 2015 and November 19, 2018 respectively. The Board also granted a rating of 40 percent for IVDS with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine as of March 24, 2022.
The deciding factor: The earliest evidence supporting right lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy was June 8, 2015 and left lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy was November 19, 2018. The earliest evidence of femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy was March 24, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095187
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,549 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the claimed disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for earlier effective dates of service connection for various peripheral neuropathies due to a prohibited concurrent election.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for sciatic radiculopathy and various peripheral neuropathy disabilities have been granted with effective dates set at October 22, 2021. The Veteran also received a combined 100 percent disability rating, qualifying him for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
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