The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, finding that the symptoms were comparable to moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA examiner determined that the Veteran had moderate incomplete paralysis as to his right sciatic nerve, which aligns with the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073089
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, finding that evaluations in excess of 10 percent were not warranted.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 23, 2016, for the award of service connection and a separate 10 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerves.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
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