The Board denied service connection for left and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy due to the absence of a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability of radiculopathy impacting the femoral nerve at any point during the appellate period, only sciatic nerve radiculopathy was found.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, 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 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026177
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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