The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than January 22, 2018 for the grant of service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities were denied.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 20 percent for Scheuermann’s disease of the thoracolumbar spine with degenerative joint disease (DJD) was remanded.
The deciding factor: The effective dates for service connection could not be earlier than January 22, 2018 as no claim for radiculopathy had been submitted prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity (LLE)","condition_code":null}, {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity (RLE)","condition_code":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20065733
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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