The Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy of bilateral sciatic nerves, femoral nerve involvement, obturator nerve, external cutaneous nerve, ilio-inguinal nerve, common peroneal nerve, superficial peroneal nerve, anterior tibial nerve, interior and posterior tibial nerves, and internal saphenous nerve have been rated based on the severity of their incomplete paralysis. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy has been evaluated under Diagnostic Codes 8520 (sciatic nerve), 8521 (common peroneal nerve), 8522 (superficial peroneal nerve), 8523 (anterior tibial nerve), 8524 (interior and posterior tibial nerves), and 8526 (femoral nerve). The ratings are based on the severity of incomplete paralysis, which is determined by Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left femoral nerve involvement, right femoral nerve involvement, left obturator nerve, right obturator nerve, left leg external cutaneous nerve, right leg external cutaneous nerve, left ilio-inguinal nerve, right ilio-inguinal nerve, left common peroneal nerve, right common peroneal nerve, left superficial peroneal nerve, right superficial peroneal nerve, left anterior tibial nerve, right anterior tibial nerve, left interior tibial nerve, right interior tibial nerve, left posterior tibial nerve, right posterior tibial nerve, left internal saphenous nerve, right internal saphenous nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22008928
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's left and right leg radiculopathies, sciatic nerve, effective June 18, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of service records and obtaining additional medical opinions.
- Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection of left leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve is granted as September 14, 2014.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings in excess of 40 percent for IVDS with osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine and in excess of 10 percent for left leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve.
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