The Board denied higher ratings for various peripheral neuropathies in the right and left lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than those already assigned.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or exceed the criteria required for higher ratings under applicable Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity posterior tibial nerve, anterior tibial (deep peroneal) nerve, musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) nerve, and external popliteal (common peroneal) nerve peripheral neuropathy, right femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity external cutaneous nerve peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity obturator nerve peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity posterior tibial nerve, anterior tibial (deep peroneal) nerve, musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) nerve, and external popliteal (common peroneal) nerve peripheral neuropathy, left femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity obturator nerve peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002424
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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