Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 9, 2006 for the award of service connection for left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and August 31, 2005 for the award of service connection for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran had left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy prior to June 9, 2006, and left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic) prior to August 31, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097432
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