The Board has granted an effective date of May 2, 2005 for the award of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic and femoral.
The deciding factor: The claim was received by VA on May 2, 2005, which is later than the date entitlement arose based on prior medical records indicating a history of back pain with radicular symptoms since at least February 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic, right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24056657
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain, and service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to procedural errors.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of the assigned evaluations for various lower extremity radiculopathies and a lumbar spine disability have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of those issues at her hearing.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral. The Veteran's claims are also granted for a 60 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy conditions.
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