The Veteran's right lower extremity sciatica is manifested by a disability picture consistent with no more than moderately severe incomplete paralysis, warranting the current 40 percent rating.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows that the Veteran has no more than moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, which corresponds to the current 40 percent rating assigned under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0920115
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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