Effective dates of August 21, 2013 have been granted for the service connection of radiculopathy in both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The earliest evidence of radiculopathy was found on an August 21, 2013 private treatment record.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity (Sciatic Nerve), Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity (Femoral Nerve), Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity (Femoral Nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177407
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