The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 14, 2021, for service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities are denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar strain is remanded.
The deciding factor: The effective date claims were not continuously pursued within one year after the March 2019 decision, thus no earlier effective dates can be granted. The Veteran did not submit a formal application to reopen or readjudicate his radiculopathy claim between the March 2019 denial and July 14, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), rubiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24063372
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, including those from the Miami VAMC and scanned into VistA.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar strain with sacroiliac sprain was granted a 40 percent rating effective November 5, 2023.,Service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities (sciatic nerve) was also granted effective November 5, 2023.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain and related conditions was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle scars, and residuals of a left ankle fracture status post-surgical repair.
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