Effective dates of November 7, 2013, are granted for service connection of lumbar degenerative disc disease and right shoulder osteoarthritis. Service connection for bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve dysfunction is denied prior to May 26, 2017.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were determined based on the Veteran's original claim for left shoulder disability, which was granted in March 2013, and the evidence reasonably raised the secondary service connection claims for lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve dysfunction associated with his left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease, right shoulder osteoarthritis, bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077431
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