The Board granted ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's left and right leg radiculopathies, sciatic nerve, effective June 18, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate incomplete paralysis in both legs from when service connection was established to the present, warranting a 20 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left leg radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right leg radiculopathy, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054071
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 916 · Granted: 40% (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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- Dismissed
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