Dismissed
The appeals for effective dates prior to June 6, 2024, for the award of service connection for various radiculopathies and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain and IVDS were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's concurrent election with regard to the June 2024 rating decision was improper, leading to the dismissal of the appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094724
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