Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than February 9, 2022, for the awards of service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence that the Veteran had left and right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with his low back condition prior to February 9, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106188
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