The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, effective June 12, 2020.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's reduction was improper as it did not reflect actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040238
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and a prison intake physical examination report.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2023 for the grant of service connection of radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of a 20 percent rating for service-connected back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as remanded the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 1, 2023.
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