The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, spondylitis and facet arthroplasty evaluated at 20 percent disabling, service connection for PTSD, service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the right lower extremity, and service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left lower extremity are all denied as there is no evidence showing that a formal or informal claim was received prior to March 29, 2017.,The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, spondylitis and facet arthroplasty evaluated at 20 percent disabling, service connection for PTSD, service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the right lower extremity, and service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left lower extremity are all denied as there is no evidence showing that a formal or informal claim was received prior to March 29, 2017.,The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, spondylitis and facet arthroplasty evaluated at 20 percent disabling, service connection for PTSD, service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the right lower extremity, and service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left lower extremity are all denied as there is no evidence showing that a formal or informal claim was received prior to March 29, 2017.,The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, spondylitis and facet arthroplasty evaluated at 20 percent disabling, service connection for PTSD, service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the right lower extremity, and service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left lower extremity are all denied as there is no evidence showing that a formal or informal claim was received prior to March 29, 2017.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were not filed within one year from the date of discharge from military service and therefore, the effective dates cannot be earlier than March 29, 2017.

Claimed conditions

lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, spondylitis and facet arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), raticulopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, raticulopathy of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity, raticulopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, raticulopathy of the femoral nerve of the left lower extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 20, 2019

Citation

A19000975

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