Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve from October 8, 2019, but his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095155
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