The Board granted an initial 20 percent disability rating for each of the Veteran's right and left lower extremity sciatic and femoral nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathies.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate incomplete paralysis in both the sciatic and femoral nerves, warranting a 20 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity femoral nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025031
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for various diabetic peripheral neuropathies and nephropathy, but granted a 40% rating for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The effective date for the grant of service connection was also denied.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 40 percent for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated moderately severe incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The veteran is granted a 30% rating for both left and right lower extremity femoral nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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