The Board granted an effective date of February 16, 2022 for the grants of service connection for a lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy, left lower extremity, femoral nerve. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating greater than 20 percent for a lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran submitted a complete claim on February 16, 2022 and within one year of this submission, he triggered 38 C.F.R. § 3.155(c), allowing VA to consider the effective date as of February 16, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, femoral nerve, Radiculopathy, right lower extremity, femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029350
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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