The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has denied entitlement to higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of more than moderate incomplete paralysis for either the left or right lower extremities, which corresponds to the current 20% rating assigned under DC 8526.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity, femoral nerve radiculopathy, Right lower extremity, femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 25, 2023
- Citation
- A23037223
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