The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for PTSD, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: There is no basis on which an earlier effective date may be assigned based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with mild somatic symptom disorder, Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039400
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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