Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for the service connection of lumbosacral strain and related lower extremity radiculopathies, but remanded claims for higher initial ratings.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on correcting an administrative error in the effective dates awarded by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105229
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