Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 24, 2007, for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain but denied earlier effective dates for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The STRs were relevant as they pertained to the in-service element of the Veteran's service connection claim which was the basis of the prior October 2007 denial, allowing reconsideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102602
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