The Veteran's service-connected lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and degenerative joint disease of the left foot are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted due to lack of moderate impairment in motion.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence does not demonstrate moderately severe impairment in range of motion for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021518
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple spinal conditions and a right foot disorder, effective from the date of the September 2024 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, and bilateral lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy based on the Veteran's in-service motor vehicle accidents.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. It also granted initial ratings for various disabilities including a 20 percent rating for lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis, a 30 percent rating for labral tear, including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion, status post surgical repair, and higher ratings for other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity prior to September 6, 2023, as a medical opinion is necessary to determine the severity of the Veteran's condition.
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