The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for right leg radiculopathy from November 15, 2021, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate incomplete paralysis without symptoms indicative of moderately severe or severe impairment, thus supporting only a 20 percent rating under DC 8520.

Claimed conditions

right leg radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right knee limitation of flexion, right knee limitation of extension

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

November 10, 2025

Citation

25013815

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