The Board has granted an effective date of November 16, 2010 for the Veteran's service-connected left femoral nerve radiculopathy. The earliest claim for this condition was filed on November 16, 2010.
The deciding factor: The effective date is based on the earliest document that can be construed as a claim for entitlement to service connection, which is the Veteran's November 16, 2010 VA Form 21-526EZ application for disability compensation and related benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24061955
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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