The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis, upper back and lower surgical scars, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the LLE were granted effective March 17, 2021. The Board denied earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support such.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were filed after her initial applications in October 1993 and November 1993, which were considered abandoned due to the lack of a signed application. She did not appeal subsequent decisions denying service connection for these conditions until March 2021 when she submitted a supplemental claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative arthritis, upper back and lower surgical scars, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the LLE
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24081525
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's lumbar degenerative arthritis.
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