Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease/arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. TDIU was granted from November 22, 2022.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for the service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper due to a lack of actual improvement in the condition. The criteria for increased ratings were not met for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease/arthritis, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086044
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