The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 29, 2017, for the grants of service connection for lumbosacral strain of the thoracolumbar spine and related conditions.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims were not considered final due to the AOJ's failure to respond to his extension requests during a time impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain of the thoracolumbar spine, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, sciatic, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, sciatic, left thigh, limitation of flexion, left thigh impairment, abduction, left thigh, limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054012
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