Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 8, 2016, for the award of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve and denied a higher initial rating for patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve manifested prior to October 8, 2016, but the effective date was granted as of that date due to an intent to file a claim received in October 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105390
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