The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy, finding the Veteran's symptoms to be moderate in severity.
The deciding factor: Based on the Veteran's credible and competent reports of moderate radiating constant pain, moderate paresthesias and/or dysesthesias, and moderate numbness, a 20 percent rating is warranted under DC 8520 for LLE sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010657
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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The Veteran's degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his lumbar spine disability.,The Veteran's left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to higher disability ratings for lumbar spine and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as effective dates for TDIU and DEA, due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.
- Granted
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- Denied
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