The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent since August 15, 2020. The effective date for service connection of left lower extremity radiculopathy has been granted as June 10, 2019. Right lower extremity radiculopathy was not shown until the August 15, 2019 VA examination.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent prior to August 15, 2020 and denied for a higher rating since then.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection due to lack of medical documentation showing radiculopathy in either lower extremity before the specified dates.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24014101
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