The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the right sciatic nerve radiculopathy rating is denied as there was no ascertainable increase prior to April 28, 2016.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date for the award of a separate 10 percent disability rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy is October 29, 1998, but the Veteran did not meet the requirements for this benefit prior to April 28, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Sciatic Nerve Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18111816
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- Granted
The rating reduction of the Veteran's right and left sciatic nerve radiculopathy from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective June 17, 2020, was improper. The ratings are restored to 20 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for IBS, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and left knee iliotibial band friction syndrome with history of early medial and patellofemoral compartment arthritis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.
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