The Board granted an initial increase rating from 10 percent to 20 percent for radiculopathy; sciatica, right lower extremity effective November 22, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's radiculopathy; sciatica, right lower extremity more closely approximates moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy; sciatica, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024405
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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