The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity sciatic nerve and femoral nerve, effective February 12, 2019. The service connection claim for sleep apnea was remanded.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's radiculopathy more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 20 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity sciatic nerve, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25052921
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (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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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than January 18, 2022, for the grant of initial 20 percent ratings for his low back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were denied.,The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than January 18, 2022, for the grant of initial 20 percent ratings for his right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy were denied.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, including sciatic and femoral nerves, to their original levels on July 1, 2020.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right upper and lower extremities but denied an increased rating for functional abdominal pain syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and associated radiculopathy due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of the conditions during flare-ups and after repetitive use, discounting the ameliorative effects of medications.
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