The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, with effective dates of June 8, 2015 and November 19, 2018 respectively. The Board also granted a rating of 40 percent for IVDS with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine as of March 24, 2022.

The deciding factor: The earliest evidence supporting right lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy was June 8, 2015 and left lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy was November 19, 2018. The earliest evidence of femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy was March 24, 2022.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 3, 2025

Citation

A25095187

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