Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and a higher rating, as well as restoration of a 20 percent disability evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the conditions manifested prior to July 6, 2021, or that there was an improvement in the DDD with lumbosacral strain that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease (DDD) with lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102944
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