I'm waiting on the VA for ratings right now, already know I was found unfit.
My question is in regards to rating of nerve damage in my leg. Herniated disc damaged, and now scar tissue impacts my S1 nerve root, affecting one leg. I have atrophy in my calf that isn't getting better. NARSUM states that it is unlikely to get better within three years. So all signs point in the write up to PDRL in that regard. Back ROM was 45 degrees, so 20 % there. But I can't really come up with a good expectation for the nerve damage in my leg. The DBQ mostly references moderate injuries, but because there is atrophy is this a 20, 40, 60 percent kind of thing? The wording in the VASRD states that with atrophy it's in the 60 percent range, but DBQ was marked moderate. I've read the disabilitymadeeasy website to educate myself, but I've not found much real world cases like mine. Left leg was like 40mm, right leg was 37mm. It seems like a small difference, but my leg is very small...hugely noticeable.
What have you guys been rated and/or seen for things like this?
My question is in regards to rating of nerve damage in my leg. Herniated disc damaged, and now scar tissue impacts my S1 nerve root, affecting one leg. I have atrophy in my calf that isn't getting better. NARSUM states that it is unlikely to get better within three years. So all signs point in the write up to PDRL in that regard. Back ROM was 45 degrees, so 20 % there. But I can't really come up with a good expectation for the nerve damage in my leg. The DBQ mostly references moderate injuries, but because there is atrophy is this a 20, 40, 60 percent kind of thing? The wording in the VASRD states that with atrophy it's in the 60 percent range, but DBQ was marked moderate. I've read the disabilitymadeeasy website to educate myself, but I've not found much real world cases like mine. Left leg was like 40mm, right leg was 37mm. It seems like a small difference, but my leg is very small...hugely noticeable.
What have you guys been rated and/or seen for things like this?
