The Veteran's right-sided radiculopathy is rated at 20 percent since July 26, 2004. The Board granted an increased rating for the disability from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right-sided radiculopathy was found to be secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and is rated under the criteria for incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-sided radiculopathy, Diabetes mellitus with neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1317172
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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of January 1, 2004 for the grant of a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities making him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's right-sided radiculopathy and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease have been rated at 40 percent each, resulting in a combined rating of 80 percent. The Board has granted an initial 40 percent rating for right-sided radiculopathy since January 25, 2019, effective from March 1, 2008.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for cervical strain was denied, but she received a separate 20% rating for right-sided radiculopathy and a combined 40% rating for both conditions. The TDIU claim was granted with the additional ratings.
- Denied
The Board found that a current low back disorder with mild right-sided radiculopathy did not have its onset during active service or become manifest within the first post-service year, and is not proximately due to any service-connected disability.
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