The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, effective January 6, 2010, and a 40 percent evaluation for lumbar osteoarthritis L5/S1 (previously diagnosed as degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of L4-5 and L5-S1), effective February 29, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy was factually ascertainable on January 6, 2010, but the earliest date for a 40 percent evaluation under the IVDS formula was February 29, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar osteoarthritis L5/S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20023367
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy is caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain, granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Denied
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