The Veteran was granted an effective date of October 26, 2018 for the grant of service connection for urge incontinence. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that entitlement to service connection arose on October 26, 2018, but no earlier, due to the Veteran's reported increase in urinary incontinence related to his service-connected back disability. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy were denied as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- Urge incontinence, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103338
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