The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left femoral nerve disability, finding that it equates to moderate incomplete paralysis of the femoral nerve. The Veteran's condition is not severe enough to warrant higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran had moderate incomplete paralysis and moderate pain in his left lower extremity peripheral nerve, which aligns with a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8526 for mild to moderate incomplete paralysis of the femoral nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016863
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