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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,293 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for discontinuance of TDIU, reduction of disability rating for acquired psychiatric disorder, and reduction of disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity due to lack of response from the Veteran within the required timeframe.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board found that the evidence did not show an actual improvement in the Veteran's conditions, and thus denied the reduction requests for his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
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