The Board has granted effective dates of February 5, 2019 for the service connection of degenerative arthritis of the spine (claimed as low back injury), left lower radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), and right lower radiculopathy (sciatic nerve). These decisions are subject to the rules and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were granted based on the date the Veteran filed his notice of intent to file a claim for service connection, which was February 5, 2019. The Board found that the evidence is at least equally balanced that the Veteran's symptoms manifested as of this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine (claimed as low back injury), Left lower radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Right lower radiculopathy (sciatic nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- A23035511
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease and herniated nucleus pulposus was granted, with a separate 20% rating assigned for each lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's original 40% evaluation for the lumbar spine condition from March 10, 2016, remains unchanged.
- Denied
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- Denied
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