The veteran's initial rating for neuropathy of the right lower extremity is granted at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found evidence consistent with severe, incomplete paralysis throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- 25001517
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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