Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 5, 2018 for the award of service connection for radiculopathy in both femoral and sciatic nerves associated with degenerative arthritis with thoracolumbar strain pattern.
The deciding factor: It is factually ascertainable that the Veteran had symptoms of left lower extremity radiculopathy as of November 5, 2018, but not earlier.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, lower extremity, femoral nerve, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093847
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