The Veteran's claims for separate ratings for sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathy, TDIU benefits, DEA benefits, and service connection for a back scar have been granted effective January 9, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran met the criteria for these benefits as of December 4, 2014, but did not meet them until January 9, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve radiculopathy, femoral nerve radiculopathy, back scar
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24038079
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the August 2023 rating decision granting a TDIU was not an initial decision, making the appellant eligible for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the case to obtain VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating for radiculopathy left lower extremity and right lower extremity is dismissed.,The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed as already pending in the legacy system.,The appeal for TDIU prior to April 4, 2018, is dismissed as already pending in the legacy system.,The claim for a compensable rating for a scar on the back is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates in several cases, including those related to essential tremors, femoral nerve radiculopathy, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date for service connection of these conditions is set at January 4, 2022.
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