The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to January 5, 2009 were denied. The Veteran's low back condition is rated at 40 percent, with separate ratings of 10 percent for each lower extremity radiculopathy from June 13, 2011, to August 30, 2015; and 40 percent from August 30, 2015. The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated at 10 percent prior to June 13, 2011, and 40 percent from June 13, 2011, to August 30, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes. The Veteran's low back condition was rated at 40 percent based on its severity and associated radiculopathy. His bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was rated at 10 percent prior to June 13, 2011, and 40 percent from June 13, 2011, to August 30, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L3 through L5 with spondylosis, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1713256
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