Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional ratings for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve disabilities, as the symptoms were already contemplated by his current rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that assigning separate or additional ratings based on the same symptoms would constitute impermissible pyramiding.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve disability, left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001866
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