The Veteran's right and left lower extremity sciatica do not result in symptoms not contemplated by the applicable rating criteria, thus initial ratings in excess of 10 percent are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s reports of side effects from his medication for sciatica were found to be not credible based on contemporaneous treatment records indicating he did not report such issues despite being asked about them.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatica, lower extremity conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148519
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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