The Board denied an increased evaluation for lower left extremity radiculopathy but granted a 10 percent rating for the lower left extremity external cutaneous nerve of the thigh and a noncompensable rating for the lower left extremity ilio-inguinal nerve. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and otosclerosis.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as documented in VA examinations, with a focus on incomplete paralysis and atrophy of the sciatic nerve, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh, and ilio-inguinal nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- lower left extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral otosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24032369
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,242 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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