The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) from February 15, 2023. The Veteran's other claims were denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increased rating beyond 40 percent for the sciatic nerve condition as of February 15, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lumbosacral Strain with Degenerative Disc Disease, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral Nerve), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral Nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24009941
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