Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy prior to August 22, 2024, but denied a higher rating on and after that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain, numbness, and paresthesias were found to more nearly approximate moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, warranting a 40 percent rating. Higher ratings were not warranted as there was no evidence of severe incomplete paralysis with marked muscular atrophy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, gout, bilateral foot, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with hepatitis B, lumbosacral disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002300
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