The Veteran's claim for separate ratings of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremity femoral nerves prior to December 11, 2019 is granted. The effective date remains pending as it was not specified in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's radiculopathy of the femoral nerve had been present since at least March 2012 and was a progression of his service-connected back disability, warranting separate ratings for each lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the right lower extremity femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23000308
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Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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