The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right sciatic nerve disability, left sciatic nerve disability, right femoral nerve disability, and left femoral nerve disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated moderate incomplete paralysis of the respective nerves, warranting a 20 percent rating but not higher.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027694
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling new VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic nerve has been granted a 40 percent rating from January 17, 2021 to June 21, 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for both the left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, and a 40 percent rating for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic nerve.
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