The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of radiculopathy in the left and right lower extremities, as these disabilities arose from a July 22, 2016 VA examination that resulted in separate ratings.
The deciding factor: The earliest effective dates legally possible have been assigned to the date entitlement arose (July 22, 2016), and no earlier effective date for service connection is assignable.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy in the left lower extremity, raticulopathy in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- A19003098
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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