The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's low back disorder and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted a 20 percent evaluation for each. The Board also denied service connection for a bilateral knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher rating for the low back disorder or bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, but showed moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve in both legs. Service connection was denied as there was no evidence linking the knee disorder to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral Disc Syndrome of the Lumbar Spine, Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911200
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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