The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for his degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain, and bilateral lower radiculopathy for the sciatic and femoral nerves due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed because they constituted a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

Claimed conditions

left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain (previously denied as lower back condition), right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 13, 2025

Citation

A25098486

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