Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves, as the earliest assignable effective date is January 26, 2018.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal of the April 2018 rating decision, making it final, and no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was found in the effective dates assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left, radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021565
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