The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bladder dysfunction and neurological deficits of the right and left lower extremities due to decompression sickness has been granted, with a 40 percent rating assigned for each condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's neurological deficits in both lower extremities are indicative of moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of sphincter control, Bladder dysfunction due to decompression sickness, Neurological deficits of the right lower extremity, Neurological deficits of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1519374
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