The Veteran's paresis of the right lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left lower extremity have been rated at their maximum under applicable diagnostic codes. No higher ratings are warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate any severe incomplete paralysis with marked muscular atrophy for the right lower extremity or moderate to severely disabling paresis of all major radicular groups for either upper extremity, precluding a rating in excess of 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- paresis of the right lower extremity, paresis of the right upper extremity, paresis of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1208807
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