The Veteran's RLE radiculopathy is now rated at 20 percent effective from February 15, 2018. Other conditions remain unchanged.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s RLE radiculopathy manifested with moderate, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve as of February 15, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- RLE radiculopathy, Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of lumbar spine, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Bilateral hand disability, Left hip disability, Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Bilateral eye disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125374
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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