The Veteran's right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected back disability. An effective date of September 16, 2004 for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatica associated with lumbar spine hemilaminectomy residuals is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was found to be secondary to his service-connected back disability, and an effective date of September 16, 2004 for the left lower extremity sciatica rating is established as it occurred prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060517
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