Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: Based on the evidence and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found his symptoms to approximate no more than moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013346
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