The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right lower extremity sciatica as secondary to his service-connected back disability is granted, with the effective date set at June 30, 2009.
The deciding factor: Right lower extremity sciatica was shown since January 2008 and VA received the claim on June 30, 2009. There was no earlier pending claim for service connection or an increase in rating prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22039067
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- Remanded (sent back)
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