In DocuSign you have the ability to add grouped radio buttons as well as checkboxes, the difference between them is that with grouped radio buttons one and exactly one selection must be chosen, however with checkboxes any number of them (including 0) can be selected.
One possible workaround though is using Conditional Fields. With conditional fields you can hide/make visible certain tabs, based on the value of another envelope tab. For instance, you could set things up such that if the recipient checks a certain checkbox, then and only then does your radio group show up. Without it checked the recipient is not required to select a radio option and in fact they won't even see the radio buttons.
To use conditional fields you simply need to set these two properties on your radio group:
conditionalParentLabel
conditionalParentValue
conditionalParentLabel: For conditional fields this is the TabLabel of the parent tab that controls this tab’s visibility.
conditionalParentValue: For conditional fields this is the Value of the parent tab that controls this tab’s visibility. If the parent tab is a Checkbox, Radio button, Optional Signature, or Optional Initial use “on” as the value to show that the parent tab is active.
For more information please see the DocuSign API Guides:
http://www.docusign.com/developer-center/documentation