The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for her right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, finding that her condition is adequately evaluated at the current 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reflect moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and the July 2015 VA examiner specifically noted the Veteran's right sciatic nerve had mild incomplete paralysis which aligns with the current 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163650
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of right and left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The appeal for service connection of left and right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy was denied because new and relevant evidence was not received.
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