Denied
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date than August 11, 2008, for awards of service connection and ratings for sciatic nerve radiculopathy in each lower extremity were denied as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date was determined to be the date VA received the Veteran's successfully readjudicated claims, which was August 11, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098095
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