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

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine