The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatica from September 11, 2022 through March 4, 2025, but a higher rating is not warranted prior to that period or after.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderately severe incomplete paralysis during the specified periods, warranting a 40 percent rating under DC 8520, but not more severe.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25006146
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for left and right lower extremity sciatica but granted separate disability ratings for neuritis and neuralgia.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, as well as right and left lower extremity sciatica.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neck pain, bilateral hearing loss, right lower extremity sciatica, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression), obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, and left plantar fasciitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for right lower extremity sciatica and denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve.
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