The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 14, 2014, for the award of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy but denied an earlier effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The deciding factor: The evidence supports a diagnosis of right lower extremity radiculopathy as early as July 14, 2014, while there is no evidence of left lower extremity radiculopathy prior to September 13, 2023.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 29, 2025

Citation

A25093620

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