The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted a rating of 20 percent, effective from February 26, 2021. The Board also found her left lower extremity radiculopathy to approximate moderate incomplete paralysis and granted it a 20 percent rating as well.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination indicated the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy approximated no worse than mild incomplete paralysis prior to February 26, 2021, and her left lower extremity radiculopathy approximated moderate incomplete paralysis from that date forward.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Right Knee Disorder, Right Eye Macular Degeneration, Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23047985
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on in-service noise exposure or other theories.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy has been granted a 30 percent disability rating since November 29, 2021.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, without considering the ameliorative effects of any medication he uses.
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