The Veteran's lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity has been rated at 10 percent since the initial grant of service connection in February 2006.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence more closely resembled the criteria required for a 10% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8520 (paralysis of the sciatic nerve) due to mild incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1024539
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