The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities warrants a 10 percent disability rating, and any higher ratings are not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows mild to moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve in both legs, which corresponds to a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8520. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for more severe evaluations (40%, 60%, and 80% ratings).
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1146525
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