The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities (both femoral and sciatic nerves) but remanded claims for an increased rating for transient ischemic attack and entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, as supported by medical evidence, more closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 20 percent disability rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (femoral nerve), Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (femoral nerve), Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109326
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 766 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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