The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, and he was granted a TDIU. The Board also granted increased ratings of 40 percent for the left and right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy prior to August 8, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused severe incomplete paralysis of his legs, which prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (sciatic nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25057137
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Decisions by this judge: 1,948 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, sciatic nerve and femoral nerve, and his non-service-connected radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for proposed reductions in ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran's attorney.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremities (sciatic and femoral nerves), due to the appellant's withdrawal of these issues.
- Granted
Effective September 26, 2013, the Veteran was granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and its related disabilities including diabetic retinopathy, right below the knee amputation status post right foot transmetatarsal amputation (Lisfranc amputation), peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, and a scar from the amputation. Special monthly compensation was also awarded based on loss of use of a creative organ.
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