The Veteran's sciatic nerve impairments of both lower extremities are rated at 20 percent each, effective January 8, 2013.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities, which is consistent with a 20 percent rating under DC 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Sciatic nerve impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24017750
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- Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, based on sciatic nerve impairment, is granted with a disability rating of 40 percent effective from March 4, 2023. The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, based on femoral nerve impairment, is also granted with a disability rating of 20 percent effective from March 4, 2023.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was previously rated at 20% prior to February 4, 2019. From that date forward, the condition has been rated at 60%. The appeal is denied for increased ratings.
- Denied
The Board has denied a higher disability rating for Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) and dismissed the claim of service connection for Sciatic nerve impairment of the left lower extremity as moot due to the grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was rated at 20 percent prior to October 26, 2011 and increased to 40 percent effective October 26, 2011. The right lower extremity sciatic nerve impairment was also rated at 10 percent prior to October 26, 2011 and increased to 20 percent effective October 26, 2011.
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