The Board has granted earlier effective dates of April 17, 2014 for the award of radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities. The issues of a rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability prior to October 18, 2017 and a rating of 30 percent since, and entitlement to TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the April 17, 2014 VA treatment record served as an informal claim for increased ratings due to radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The date of entitlement was determined to be April 17, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066349
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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