The Veteran's lower left extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve condition is rated at 10 percent since September 8, 2021. The Board has granted a higher rating to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination provided the most probative evidence of moderate incomplete paralysis/sciatic nerve symptoms, which warranted an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lower left extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065116
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for lower left extremity radiculopathy due to a concurrent election. The Board has also granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, left ankle condition, and left shoulder condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability and an increased rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The lumbar spine disability issue is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions, including those related to secondary service connection. The claims will be reconsidered with new or updated evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility to an allowance for an automobile and/or other conveyance or adaptive equipment.
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