The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and a TDIU, with effective dates and ratings as specified.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported an effective date of August 26, 2009, for the grant of service connection and a rating of 20 percent from January 29, 2021, forward, based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity (RLE) Radiculopathy of the Femoral Nerve, Right Lower Extremity (RLE) Radiculopathy of the Sciatic Nerve, Left Lower Extremity (LLE) Radiculopathy of the Femoral Nerve, Left Lower Extremity (LLE) Radiculopathy of the Sciatic Nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025493
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for RLE and LLE radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve prior to February 11, 2021, but granted separate 10 percent ratings for RLE and LLE neuritis. For the period from February 11, 2021, it denied higher ratings for both conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial disability ratings of 40 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve from January 18, 2012 to November 2, 2017, and separate 10 percent ratings for various other nerves starting on November 18, 2024.
- Denied
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- Denied
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