The Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic) was granted with an effective date of May 14, 2019. The Board found that entitlement to this benefit arose prior to the filing of the claim and thus concluded that a May 14, 2019, effective date is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced radiculopathy symptoms prior to the filing of her claim on May 14, 2019, which was determined to be the earliest date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24024809
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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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