The Veteran is granted service connection for right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, effective June 13, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the assignment of an effective date of June 13, 2016, for the award of a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy as it was diagnosed on that date and consistent with the Veteran's claim for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, Lumbar spine degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079579
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