Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed as the AOJ granted service connection within a September 2024 decision.
The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed because the AOJ had already granted service connection, constituting a full grant of benefits sought.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar strain, left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25021045
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