The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased ratings and restored previous ratings for various service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings arose from a TDIU claim filed on June 21, 2022, but there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within the year prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome with spondylolisthesis, Residual scars associated with postoperative cervical spine herniated nucleus pulposus C5-6, Right upper extremity radiculopathy which was added to the evaluation of right carpal tunnel syndrome (right upper extremity disability), Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025204
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2023, for the grants of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve.
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