The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of secondary service connection for femoral nerve radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, associated with a service-connected lumbar spine disability, is denied as it arose on May 29, 2014.
The deciding factor: The claim was not filed until September 26, 2006 when the Veteran's reopened claim for service connection for a back disability (lumbar spine) was granted effective that date. The femoral nerve radiculopathy was diagnosed in May 2014 during VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2018
- Citation
- 1812415
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a retrospective opinion to determine when and how severe the Veteran's sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathy is, as well as which nerves are affected.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was denied increased ratings, with the exception of a 20 percent rating for both legs as of December 12, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's femoral nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted a 20 percent disability rating, effective March 8, 2023. The Veteran's sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity remains at a 10 percent disability rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle fracture has been granted increased ratings from September 30, 2008 to April 7, 2019 (10% rating) and from April 8, 2019 onwards (20% rating).,Increased ratings have also been granted for sciatic nerve radiculopathy in the right lower extremity from September 30, 2008 to June 14, 2016 (10% rating) and from June 15, 2016 onwards (10% rating).,Increased ratings have also been granted for sciatic nerve radiculopathy in the left lower extremity from September 30, 2008 to June 14, 2016 (10% rating) and from June 15, 2016 onwards (10% rating).,Increased ratings have also been granted for femoral nerve radiculopathy in the right lower extremity from March 12, 2012 to April 11, 2021 (10% rating) and from April 12, 2021 onwards (20% rating).
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