The Board granted an effective date of June 13, 2011, for the award of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied as it did not manifest prior to January 8, 2013. A rating in excess of 40 percent for a back disability prior to March 26, 2014, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter, is denied. The claim for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted with a rating of 20 percent effective July 18, 2013. Service connection for cardiovascular insufficiency was denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant's left lower extremity radiculopathy manifested prior to June 13, 2011, and the right lower extremity radiculopathy did not manifest until July 2013. The back disability warranted a rating in excess of 40 percent prior to March 26, 2014, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Back disability, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23026629
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