The Veteran's service-connected right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy are not shown to meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not demonstrate moderately severe incomplete paralysis or neuritis/neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, which would be required for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Radiculopathy and Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Radiculopathy and Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1808488
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