The Veteran's left lower extremity nerve disability, including sciatic nerve involvement, was granted an increased rating to 60 percent effective April 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran's condition included complete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, which warranted a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1024541
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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