The Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for sciatic neuritis and 20 percent for sciatic neuralgia, but denied an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were assessed as mild incomplete paralysis, neuritis, and neuralgia, warranting separate ratings under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, sciatic neuralgia of the right lower extremity, sciatic neuritis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106786
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Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbosacral radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar spine and granted earlier effective dates for service connection for sciatic neuralgia of the right lower extremity and TDIU. The effective dates are May 10, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule new VA examinations for his service-connected lumbar spine, bilateral lower extremity, and right hip disabilities. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been denied as he is not shown to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
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