The Board has granted effective dates of May 31, 2007 for the awards of service connection for right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy and left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy. The issues of higher ratings for various radiculopathies are remanded.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were granted based on the date entitlement was shown, which is May 31, 2007, as evidenced by the VA examination report from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24017310
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, and thus remands the case to obtain addendum medical opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy are granted as service-connected, with the effective date being January 24, 2023.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for various rating and service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the awards of an increased rating and service connection is dismissed as freestanding claims that cannot be addressed.
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