The Board granted an initial 40 percent evaluation for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, warranting a 40 percent evaluation. The Board did not find evidence supporting a higher or TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041369
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
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