Denied
The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy was denied, and the Board remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating as the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis, which is already rated at 20 percent. A remand was necessary to obtain private treatment records and a VA examination for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002918
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