I plan on filing a claim for service connection for sciatic nerve damage secondary to my already sc'd degenerative arthritus of the lumbar spine. When I asked to be evaluated for a rating increase last summer for the degenerative arthritus, it was mostly because of the sciatica. Well I have since learned thanks to the hadit forum, if you don't specifically claim something, then VA will ignore it. That is what they did even though my C&P exam noted the peripheral nerve being affected, the MRI showing DDD with sciatica, my complaints of radiating leg pain and numbness/paresthesias of the toes. So my question is do I use the new claim form 21-526 or the statement in support of claim form 21-4138?
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I plan on filing a claim for service connection for sciatic nerve damage secondary to my already sc'd degenerative arthritus of the lumbar spine. When I asked to be evaluated for a rating increase last summer for the degenerative arthritus, it was mostly because of the sciatica. Well I have since learned thanks to the hadit forum, if you don't specifically claim something, then VA will ignore it. That is what they did even though my C&P exam noted the peripheral nerve being affected, the MRI showing DDD with sciatica, my complaints of radiating leg pain and numbness/paresthesias of the toes. So my question is do I use the new claim form 21-526 or the statement in support of claim form 21-4138?
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