The Board granted a higher disability rating of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as the evidence supported moderate incomplete paralysis affecting the sciatic nerves.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examiner noted moderate intermittent pain, paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and numbness, bilaterally, supporting a higher rating of 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 8520 for moderate peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25005894
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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