The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 20% disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, effective April 6, 2016. The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 6, 2016, but denied an earlier effective date than that.,The Veteran is also in receipt of a separate 20% disability rating for radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve, effective January 31, 2008. The Board has not addressed this issue on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish an earlier diagnosis or manifestation of radiculopathy of the left lower extremity prior to April 6, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20063678
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his physical limitations could be accommodated by sedentary employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and remanded the claim for adjustment disorder. The Veteran's radiculopathy is not shown to be related to his military service, while his adjustment disorder may be related to civilian life.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to a failure to provide adequate reasons or bases in the November 2024 decision as to whether the pre-decisional duty to assist had been satisfied.
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