Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy effective May 7, 2024, as the reduction was improper.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not comply with the procedural requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 3.105, making the rating reduction void ab initio.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090594
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