The Board is remanding the case to address the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications on his bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy during a specific period.
The deciding factor: The need for a retrospective medical opinion to assess the severity of the Veteran's sciatica absent medication effects, as per a joint motion for remand from the Court.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110525
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (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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