The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left lower radiculopathy disability was denied as the current schedular criteria are adequate to rate the disability at all pertinent points, and no claim of unemployability due solely to this disability has been raised.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have manifested as overall moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, which is adequately rated under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbar spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1723558
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- Remanded (sent back)
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