The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of separate ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy were granted, with specific dates provided.
The deciding factor: The earliest date at which the evidence objectively demonstrates that the Veteran was experiencing symptomatology corresponding to a disability of the left femoral nerve is May 4, 2020, while the earliest date for the other two conditions is December 1, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067566
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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