The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 24, 2022, for the award of service connection for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and femoral nerve radiculopathy.

The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date is based on the first documented evidence of right lower extremity radiculopathy during subsequent lumbar spine VA examinations in March 2022.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy with sacral plexus dysfunction, right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 11, 2025

Citation

A25022047

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