The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve is granted, with an effective date of June 1, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Board found that as of June 1, 2018, it was factually ascertainable that the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve had symptoms and findings consistent with a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26010167
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 9, 2020, for a 20% rating for his back condition was denied.,Claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves prior to September 10, 2020, were also denied.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves beginning on September 10, 2020, was granted with a 20% rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, particularly private treatment records from 2006 to 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.
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