Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right and left lower extremity sciatica nerve radiculopathy from August 1, 2016, but denied a higher rating for the right lower extremity from June 27, 2018.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was found to be moderately severe, warranting a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8520. However, there was no evidence of an increase in severity from June 27, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatica nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatica nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013178
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