The Veteran is granted an effective date of July 27, 2016, for the grant of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve. The claims for higher initial disability ratings and earlier effective dates are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to an effective date of July 27, 2016, for the grant of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve as it was related to his already service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right hip strain with trochanteric pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056587
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, as August 21, 2023, is the earliest possible effective date based on VA receiving the claim.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 60% rating for degenerative arthritis and IVDS of the lumbar spine, status post fusion, with stenosis and spondylolisthesis. The claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and denied increased ratings, but granted service connection with an effective date of January 16, 2018, and a TDIU beginning April 18, 2017.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spinal stenosis, and psychiatric disorders were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement. The proposed rating reductions for lower extremity radiculopathy were also dismissed.
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