Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected right and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) and remanded the entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's sciatic nerve radiculopathy was more than moderate in severity, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084573
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