The Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the right lower extremity is granted with a 20 percent rating effective June 30, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms were mild to moderate for most of the period on appeal and affording him the benefit of doubt, awarded a 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Radiculopathy of the anterior crural (femoral) nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041402
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for RLE and LLE radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve were reduced from 40% to 20%, but these reductions are void ab initio. The Veteran's initial ratings for RLE and LLE radiculopathy of the femoral nerves remain at 20%. Initial higher ratings for both conditions are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for earlier effective dates for radiculopathy of the femoral and sciatic nerves due to a duty to assist error by the AOJ.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for restoration of a 60 percent rating for DDD of the lumbar spine and increased ratings for bilateral lower radiculopathy of the femoral and sciatic nerves.
- Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve was granted a 20% disability rating effective June 20, 2022. The Veteran's anterior crural (femoral) nerve paralysis and right lower ilio-inguinal nerve paralysis were denied increased ratings.
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