The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 12, 2020, for the service-connected right and left lower radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran submitted an Intent to File on August 12, 2021, within one year of the August 17, 2021, application for an increased rating claim for the service-connected lumbar disability, and that radiculopathy existed within the one-year period preceding the date of receipt of the claim for increased compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower radiculopathy, left lower radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021902
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