Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back and left ankle disabilities, granted a 20% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from April 14, 2023, to October 11, 2023, and granted an earlier effective date of January 14, 2016, for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as they related to the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left ankle achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25013297
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