Denied
The Board denied entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, from April 4, 2022, to July 13, 2025, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's RLE or LLE sciatic radiculopathy resulted in moderately severe paralysis from July 14, 2025, and there was no evidence to warrant increased ratings under DC 8520 for either lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110573
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