Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2023, for the grant of service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date is warranted based on the Veteran's continuous pursuit of claims since November 30, 2023, as per applicable legal authority.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092754
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