The Board granted separate 10 percent disability ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain. Other issues were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding of mild incomplete paralysis in both legs, warranting a 10% rating under DC 8520. The other claims required additional medical information to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Residuals of a left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001071
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to res judicata, as the issues were previously adjudicated and are now barred from further review.
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