The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for lower left extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than June 3, 2014, as this is the date VA received the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease, which led to the secondary service connection for the lower left extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lower left extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073782
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for restoration of a 40 percent rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and a 20 percent rating for lower left extremity radiculopathy as the ratings were restored in an April 30, 2025 Higher-Level Review (HLR) rating decision.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and a 20 percent rating for lower left extremity radiculopathy. The veteran's claims for higher ratings for left hip strain were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased evaluation for lower left extremity radiculopathy but granted a 10 percent rating for the lower left extremity external cutaneous nerve of the thigh and a noncompensable rating for the lower left extremity ilio-inguinal nerve. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and otosclerosis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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