The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is currently rated at 20 percent, effective December 18, 2014. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date was denied. An effective date of March 7, 2011, has been granted for the award of service connection for lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is currently rated at 20 percent based on moderate incomplete paralysis as per Diagnostic Code 8520. The effective date was set to March 7, 2011, due to the receipt of a claim to reopen his service connection for lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Degenerative disc and joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1644480
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