The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip pain and sacroiliac joint pain have been withdrawn. The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities has been granted a 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for these conditions, and the Board found that the evidence supported granting a 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy in both legs.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip pain and sacroiliac joint pain, right hip pain and sacroiliac joint pain, radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE), radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26025290
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