The Veteran's right and left external cutaneous nerve radiculopathy are currently rated as noncompensable, with the most severe impairment being moderate.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has moderate incomplete paralysis of her bilateral external cutaneous nerves, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8529.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity external cutaneous nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145301
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- Granted
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