The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and compensable evaluations were granted, with the earliest effective date being June 28, 2010.
The deciding factor: The RO awarded service connection for RLE radiculopathy of the femoral and obturator nerves based on evidence from a VA examination conducted in January 2013, which demonstrated objective medical evidence of radiculopathy. The Veteran's earlier claims were granted as well.
- Claimed conditions
- RLE radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, RLE radiculopathy of the obturator nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20077235
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What this means for you
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