The Board granted an effective date of May 12, 2022, for a 40 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, but denied earlier effective dates for the same conditions involving femoral nerve. The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's sciatic radiculopathy had been moderately severe at least as early as May 12, 2022, but there was no indication of involvement of the femoral nerve until June 8, 2023.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, depressive disorder due to another medical condition with mixed features, stimulant disorder, amphetamine type, in sustained remission, erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 6, 2025

Citation

A25020572

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