The appeal for service connection of left and right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy was denied because new and relevant evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the new evidence did not tend to prove or disprove a matter at issue in regard to his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008182
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate notice and an inadequately supported medical opinion, requiring further review of eligibility for PCAFC benefits based on need for personal care services related to service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of right and left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decisions issued on April 17, 2023, and May 18, 2023.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings was partially granted. The veteran received a higher rating for coronary artery disease and both sciatic neuropathies, but the appeal for higher ratings for femoral neuropathies was denied.
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