The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve as of January 18, 2024. Additionally, it has granted a TDIU effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy caused moderately severe incomplete paralysis, preventing him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26023745
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- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of January 7, 2016 for the awards of service connection for various conditions including diabetes mellitus and its manifestations, kidney failure, bilateral lower extremity amputations, and CHF.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 80 percent disability rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, effective July 14, 2023. The Board also granted increased ratings for some upper and lower extremity conditions but denied others.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking financial assistance in adapting his current home to be fully accessible.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's combination of service-connected disabilities precludes locomotion without the aid of assistive devices, qualifying him for specially adapted housing.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing impairment, and peripheral neuropathies, render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.
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