The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for nerve impairments in the right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve impairment, right lower extremity femoral nerve impairment, right lower extremity external cutaneous nerve impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000542
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, left and right lower extremity femoral nerve impairments, and SMC based on aid and attendance due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU.
- Granted
The Board finds the evidence is evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, thus granting a TDIU.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as his combined disability rating is not at least 40% and he does not meet the criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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