The Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, previously rated as traumatic myelopathy with Brown-Sequard syndrome, is now rated at 40 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities more nearly approximates moderately-severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, warranting a 40% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0922568
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