The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy effective from September 17, 2022. An initial 20 percent rating was granted for the condition prior to July 18, 2023, and denied a higher rating thereafter. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not found to be service-connected.
The deciding factor: The effective date of September 17, 2022, is established as right lower extremity radiculopathy was first diagnosed on that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24042012
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected residuals of left foot 5th metatarsal fracture.
- Denied
The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was evaluated at a 20 percent rating, and the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
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