The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is granted a 20 percent rating, while the right lower extremity radiculopathy and DJD of the lumbar spine are both remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision addresses multiple conditions but does not specify which issues were granted or denied. The mixed disposition indicates some issues were granted (left lower extremity radiculopathy) while others were not (right lower extremity radiculopathy and DJD of the lumbar spine).
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic radiculopathy left lower extremity, sciatic radiculopathy right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21069110
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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