The Veteran's sciatic nerve involvement and lumbar spine scar are currently evaluated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence does not show more than moderate radiculopathy or incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, nor do they indicate any severe or complete paralysis to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve involvement, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with disc space narrowing, spondylosis, and IVDS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010272
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