Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve. The claim for service connection for right knee strain was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported moderate incomplete paralysis for the left lower extremity radiculopathy and forward flexion to 30 degrees or less for lumbosacral strain, but not enough to warrant higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve (also claimed as left sciatic radicular pain, hypoesthesia, paresthesia of left leg), right knee strain (also claimed as pain of right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087302
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