The Veteran's cholecystectomy was granted a 30 percent rating effective February 23, 2021.,The Veteran's right sciatic radiculopathy was granted a 20 percent rating effective April 5, 2021.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date for the cholecystectomy is granted as the symptoms had remained consistent since 2017 and did not worsen or improve prior to February 23, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Cholecystectomy, Right Sciatic Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061299
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