The Veteran's RLE and LLE radiculopathy were found to be moderately severe, warranting a 40% disability rating. The claims are granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate symptoms of pain and incomplete paralysis, which most closely approximated the criteria for a 40% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- RLE radiculopathy, LLE radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20078553
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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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right lower extremity and left lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the evidence does not support a finding of moderate symptoms.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the back and right ankle, but denied service connection for LLE radiculopathy and plantar fasciitis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar condition, left knee condition, LLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, RLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, and OSA as secondary to service-connected diabetes and orthopedic conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for RLE radiculopathy and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,The appeals for a rating in excess of 30 percent for right knee arthroplasty and service connection for left knee disorder are remanded.
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