Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to clarify the current symptomatology.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as the VA examiner did not clearly differentiate which symptoms are attributable only to the bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and whether any involve neuritis or neuralgia of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088769
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