The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity sciatica was denied. The appeal is based on reopening the claim due to new evidence, but no specific effective date is assigned as the decision is final.
The deciding factor: There was no CUE in the June 2009 rating decision and the Veteran did not submit a timely NOD or substantive appeal for service connection of his right leg disability. The AOJ granted service connection on reopening based on new evidence, but there is no effective date assigned as the claim remains final.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity sciatica, Right leg numbness, tingling, muscle tightness, and loss of strength
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18113961
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for degenerative arthritis with lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity sciatica, and right lower extremity sciatica have been dismissed.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted from September 16, 2011.,The Veteran's SMC based on housebound criteria has been granted effective from March 13, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of a TBI, and restored the 10 percent disability evaluations for left and right lower extremity sciatica, as well as granting entitlement to a TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and effective dates of May 19, 2011, for right and left lower extremity sciatica.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for TBI residuals, headaches secondary to TBI, and sciatic conditions due to a need for additional development of the record.
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