The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 2005 for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's claims for initial compensable rating for residuals of a nasal septorhinoplasty and initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The effective date was determined based on when entitlement to service connection arose, which is earlier than December 1, 2005, as evidenced by the Veteran's claim dated December 1, 2005. The claims for initial compensable rating and initial rating in excess of 10 percent are remanded due to incomplete development.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1431338
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for middle and index trigger finger/stenosing tenosynovitis of the right hand, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The earliest effective date is June 30, 2012, for the right hand condition and April 22, 2016, for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD, as well as right and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine condition. The decision is based on a finding of relative equipoise in the evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to service.
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