The Veteran's LLE radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve is rated at 60 percent, effective from February 8, 2024. The Board denied an increased rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show symptoms that would warrant a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- LLE radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26015792
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were denied as the evidence did not show levels of impairment sufficient to increase the ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 40% rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, effective July 24, 2014, forward, and non-compensable ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the obturator and external cutaneous nerves from January 5, 2022. The Board also granted service connection for cervical spine disability secondary to lumbar spine strain, as well as left and right upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective VA medical opinion to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy prior to June 1, 2021. The claims are also being deferred due to their interdependence with the TDIU claim.
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