The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 26, 2022, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed no more than mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve both before and after January 26, 2022, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity (RLE) Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010920
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Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of service-connected bilateral hearing loss and bilateral lower extremities radiculopathy disabilities due to untimely filings or concurrent elections.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 4, 2020, for the assignment of a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy and March 24, 2021, for the right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher, for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy beginning June 7, 2023, while denying increased ratings prior to April 23, 2019, and from April 23, 2019, to June 6, 2023.
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