Paralysis of the superficial peroneal nerve, which may cause weakness in foot eversion and numbness on the foot's top.
Medical records that document the degree of motor and sensory loss in the affected leg are central to showing your rating level. For a complete paralysis rating, records showing weakened eversion of the foot are directly relevant. Nerve conduction studies or electromyography results can provide objective evidence of how severely the nerve is damaged. Physical examination findings that describe muscle strength, range of motion, and sensory deficits help VA place your condition at complete, severe incomplete, moderate incomplete, or mild incomplete.
If your symptoms are purely sensory, the regulation limits the rating to mild or moderate, so records distinguishing motor loss from sensory-only loss matter. Statements from you or people who know you describing how weakness or numbness in your foot affects your ability to walk, stand, climb, or perform work duties can support the functional picture the examiner documents. If both legs are involved, records confirming bilateral involvement allow VA to apply the bilateral factor when combining the two ratings.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
