The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbar radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve prior to October 5, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms resulted in moderate constant pain, paresthesias and dysesthesias, and numbness, which were characterized as mild incomplete paralysis. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001311
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address trophic changes, gait changes, and the effects of medications on the Veteran's radiculopathy symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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