The Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the back with intervertebral disc syndrome is currently rated at 40 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic) and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic) are both currently rated at 20 percent each.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the assignment of a higher rating for any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Back with Invertebral Disc Syndrome, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Sciatic), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Sciatic), Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2022
- Citation
- A22025135
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and service connection with an effective date of November 24, 2008. The Board also granted initial ratings of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic) and denied higher ratings for the femoral conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic was granted an increased disability rating of 20 percent effective December 16, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and did not substantially comply with the December 2022 remand directives. The claims are therefore being remanded for new opinions to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected radiculopathies involving the sciatic and femoral nerves during the entire period on appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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