Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 11, 2018, for a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: There was no factually ascertainable increase in the severity of the Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy prior to December 11, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015101
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