Condition Rating Guides
Understand what the VA looks for at each rating level — loading conditions…
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Understand what the VA looks for at each rating level — loading conditions…
Pain, numbness, or tingling that radiates from the spine down the leg along the sciatic nerve. This is commonly secondary to lumbar spine conditions and is rated separately for each affected leg.
Proposed Neurological Rating Modernization
The VA has proposed updating the rating criteria for peripheral nerve conditions (Nov 2024). Changes include modernized terminology, updated criteria for incomplete vs. complete paralysis, and revised assessment methods. This is a proposed rule and has not taken effect.
View proposed rule →You have complete paralysis of the sciatic nerve — the foot dangles and drops, no active movement possible below the knee, and flexion of the knee is weakened or lost.
What the VA looks for