The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculitis was rated at 10 percent prior to July 27, 2012 and upgraded to 40 percent from that date. The claim for TDIU is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve from July 27, 2012 onwards, warranting a 40% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity radiculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1707574
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- Granted
The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculitis is granted a disability rating of 20 percent, effective January 14, 2016.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for chronic lumbosacral strain effective June 29, 2009. The Veteran's radiculitis of the right lower extremity continues to be rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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