Partly granted
The Board granted effective dates of April 22, 2018, for the assignment of disability ratings and DEA, but denied increased ratings for several conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms began within one year of his claim, supporting an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity neuropathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve neuropathy, Left lower extremity femoral nerve neuropathy, Left lower extremity obturator nerve neuropathy, Left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve neuropathy, Left lower extremity ilio-inguinal nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010931
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