The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sciatic radiculopathy of the lower extremities was granted with an effective date of October 30, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed a claim on October 30, 2006, and his entitlement to service connection arose by that date. The new evidence submitted in February 2008 supported the claim for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160922
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What this means for you
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