The Veteran's claims for left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy are denied as there is no evidence of a claim filed prior to November 23, 2021.,The Veteran's claims for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy are granted with an effective date of September 22, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a claim prior to November 23, 2021 for the claimed conditions. The earliest evidence of record that can be considered in determining when entitlement arose is from December 2018 and January 2019 where VA treatment records identified sciatic radiculopathy.,The Veteran filed a claim within one year of separation from service, which triggered the effective date rule for claims received more than one year after separation. The earliest evidence of record that can be considered in determining when entitlement arose is from December 2018 and January 2019 where VA treatment records identified sciatic radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086671
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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