Granted
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher, from October 2, 2017.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence established the onset of symptoms on October 2, 2017, and characterized them as moderately severe incomplete paralysis without muscular atrophy or complete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013144
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