The Veteran's radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, femoral nerve has been granted increased ratings to 30 percent each. The Veteran's residual scar is not compensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate to severe symptoms in both lower extremities, warranting a higher rating than initially assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremity of the femoral nerve, Residual scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- A21018350
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