The Board granted service connection for bilateral sciatic, musculocutaneous, anterior tibial, internal popliteal, and posterior tibial nerve neuropathy secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, and increased the initial ratings for right and left lower extremity chronic polyneuropathy to 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a grant of service connection for the bilateral peripheral nerve conditions as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, and that the criteria for an increased rating were met based on the severity of the symptoms experienced by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Chronic Polyneuropathy (CP), Left Lower Extremity Chronic Polyneuropathy (CP), Bilateral Sciatic Nerve Neuropathy, Bilateral Musculocutaneous Nerve Neuropathy, Bilateral Anterior Tibial Nerve Neuropathy, Bilateral Internal Popliteal Nerve Neuropathy, Bilateral Posterior Tibial Nerve Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055121
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 845 · Granted: 39% (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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