The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy based on moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be most closely described as moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 20 percent rating under DC 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048538
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.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, from April 4, 2022, to July 13, 2025, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for both left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, as these issues were improperly docketed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, RLE sciatic radiculopathy, LLE sciatic radiculopathy, headache condition, and neck condition (manifested by pain with functional loss that can affect earning capacity).
- Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating for left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic radiculopathy was dismissed because the Board had already decided the issue under the most favorable conditions for the Veteran.
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