Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably established that the Veteran's right lower extremity sciatica was caused by pressure on the spinal nerves due to his service-connected lumbosacral spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatica, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111258
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