Granted
The rating reduction for service-connected left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy from 20 percent to noncompensable was improper, and the appeal to restore the 20 percent rating is granted.
The deciding factor: There was no actual improvement in the Veteran's LLE radiculopathy under ordinary conditions of life and work, as evidenced by the January 2024 VA examination which did not properly assess her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, Lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092701
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