Granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as service connection for right knee, left knee, right foot, and left foot disabilities, all secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and that the Veteran's knee and foot disabilities were proximately due to his obesity caused by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Right knee disability (secondary to lumbar spine disability), Left knee disability (secondary to lumbar spine disability), Right foot disability (secondary to lumbar spine disability), Left foot disability (secondary to lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018053
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