The Board granted separate ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve neuritis and neuralgia, but denied higher initial ratings for diabetic neuropathy in both legs.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate intermittent pain and mild incomplete paralysis, which supported a 20 percent rating under DCs 8620 and 8720. However, the severity of symptoms did not warrant a higher rating under DCs 8520 and 8526.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy (Sciatic Nerve), Left Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy (Sciatic Nerve), Right Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy (Femoral Nerve), Left Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy (Femoral Nerve), Right Lower Extremity Neuritis of the Sciatic Nerve, Left Lower Extremity Neuritis of the Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Neuritis of the Femoral Nerve, Left Lower Extremity Neuritis of the Femoral Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Neuralgia of the Sciatic Nerve, Left Lower Extremity Neuralgia of the Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Neuralgia of the Femoral Nerve, Left Lower Extremity Neuralgia of the Femoral Nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018174
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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