The Veteran's claims for service connection for herniated lumbar disc, radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, and radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity were granted with effective dates of November 9, 2006.,An effective date of November 9, 2006, was granted for the grant of service connection for herniated lumbar disc. Effective dates of November 9, 2006, were also granted for the grants of service connection for radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity and left lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a claim for service connection for a back condition on November 9, 2006. The May 2007 rating decision denied the claim due to incomplete records from 2001-2002. In August 2016, the Veteran requested to reopen his back condition claim and submitted copies of relevant service treatment records and personnel records. These records were not duplicates and provided new evidence that supported a grant of service connection for herniated lumbar disc with an effective date of November 9, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated lumbar disc, rheiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, rheiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23051521
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings due to incomplete development of records, including VA treatment records. The Veteran is also being remanded for a determination on his claim for TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his lumbar spine disability, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims were dismissed. The rating for left hip replacement with osteoarthritis was dismissed, while the other issues remained pending.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability characterized as lumbar degenerative disc disease, lumbar spinal stenosis, and herniated lumbar disc. The decision is based on the Veteran's lay statements of experiencing symptoms since discharge from military service.
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