Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran has had symptoms of radiculopathy of both the sciatic and femoral nerves prior to January 17, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106271
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