The Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy have been granted ratings of 40 percent since January 30, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms consistently met the criteria for a 40 percent rating based on moderate to severe impairment in both legs.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104679
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, effective January 12, 2024. Attorney fees are eligible based on past due benefits awarded in this decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated at 20 percent and the Board denied an increased rating.,Both his right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic nerve are currently rated at 20 percent each. The Board denied increased ratings for these conditions.,The Veteran's diabetic nephropathy is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board granted a 60 percent rating for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of increased disability ratings and TDIU, including consideration of new private medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, finding that evaluations in excess of 10 percent were not warranted.
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