The Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities has been granted increased ratings to 40 percent, effective March 2, 2010.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence reflects that throughout the appeal period, the manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy were not wholly sensory and most closely approximated 'moderately severe' incomplete paralysis of the nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Sciatic Nerve), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Sciatic Nerve), Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral Nerve), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral Nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071895
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- Denied
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