The Veteran's left sciatic radiculopathy has been rated at 10 percent since the grant of service connection in August 2006. The evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no more than mild neurologic manifestations.
The deciding factor: The medical findings do not support an increase in disability beyond the current 10 percent rating assigned for left sciatic radiculopathy under DC 8520, which evaluates incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- left sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1032077
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded the claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, right sciatic radiculopathy, left sciatic radiculopathy, and right wrist disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 20 percent rating for right sciatic radiculopathy, but denied higher ratings for left sciatic radiculopathy, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), service connection for chronic sinusitis, pain of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected radiculopathies, as well as an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.
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