The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than February 25, 2015 for service connection of radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities have been granted.,The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities prior to May 20, 2019 have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities from May 20, 2019 and thereafter have been denied.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were granted based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's original claim for increased ratings in August 18, 2006.,The initial ratings prior to May 20, 2019 were not warranted as the evidence showed mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.,Increased ratings from May 20, 2019 and thereafter were denied due to moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, raticulopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180153
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Decisions by this judge: 1,104 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to a failure to provide adequate reasons or bases in the November 2024 decision as to whether the pre-decisional duty to assist had been satisfied.
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