Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of April 20, 2019, for the awards of service connection for DDD of the spine and associated right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intent to file a claim was received on April 20, 2019, which is considered the date of receipt of his claim for benefits purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the spine, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, anterior crural nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096819
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