The Veteran's sciatic nerve impingement of the right leg was granted a 40 percent evaluation effective June 27, 2013. The left leg condition remains at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in June 2013 found moderately severe incomplete paralysis for both legs, with no muscle atrophy noted on the right and marked muscular atrophy noted on the left.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1408328
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