The Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was granted with an effective date of December 5, 2018. The rating assigned is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The effective date of December 5, 2018, was determined as the earliest available date based on notification for a VA examination and subsequent service connection grant.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019281
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of the issue regarding radiculopathy of left lower extremity. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis, right shoulder impingement syndrome, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are all granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, while denying increased ratings for bipolar I disorder and social anxiety disorder with cued panic attacks, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and a compensable rating for cervicogenic headaches.
- Partly granted
The Board reinstated the 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and radiculopathy of right lower extremity. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and effective dates of June 27, 2018, for TDIU and DEA.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as it was granted in a July 2023 rating decision.
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