The Veteran's stroke is rated at 10 percent since March 20, 2008.,Upper extremity peripheral neuropathy has been rated at 20 percent prior to January 7, 2021, and 40 percent thereafter; lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has been rated at 10 percent prior to January 7, 2021, and 30 percent thereafter.,Femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities is rated at 10 percent since January 7, 2021.,The Veteran's right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy has been rated at 40 percent since January 7, 2021; left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy has been rated at 30 percent since January 7, 2021; and right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy has been rated at 40 percent prior to January 7, 2021.,The Veteran's right lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy is now rated at 60 percent from January 7, 2021, and left lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy is also rated at 60 percent since that date.,Right lower extremity femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy has been rated as non-compensable prior to January 1, 2021; left lower extremity femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy has not yet received a rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have progressed from mild incomplete paralysis in the upper and lower extremities to moderate or severe incomplete paralysis since January 7, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy (Upper Extremities), Peripheral Neuropathy (Lower Extremities), Femoral Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy (Lower Extremities)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22036903
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