Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, but remanded the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lumbar spinal fusion with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms align more closely with moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, warranting a 20 percent rating. The evidence does not persuasively show moderately severe incomplete paralysis at any time during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right hand carpal tunnel, left hand carpal tunnel, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103711
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