Granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity sciatica, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated moderately severe incomplete paralysis without severe impairment or other nerve damage to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity sciatica, right lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018978
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