Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity external popliteal nerve radiculopathy but denied a higher initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis, which supports the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity external popliteal nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity external popliteal nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097616
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