The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent schedular rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, but denied increased ratings for all conditions.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support moderate or severe symptoms for the sciatic nerve or moderate symptoms for the femoral nerve, thus the current ratings were appropriate.

Claimed conditions

left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 5, 2025

Citation

A25096110

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