Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve (RLE sciatic nerve radiculopathy) effective November 3, 2023. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability and right hip condition were dismissed due to a claims processing rules defect.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the rating was improper as the medical evidence relied upon was inadequate and did not reflect improvement that would be reasonably maintained under ordinary conditions of life, while the dismissal of the service connection issues was due to a claims processing rule defect.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease (right knee disability), right hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098560
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