The Board denied earlier effective dates for the service connection of radiculopathy of the right and left femoral nerves, but granted an effective date of April 30, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate.
The deciding factor: The earliest date on which entitlement arose was February 2023 for the radiculopathy claims and April 30, 2021, for the psychiatric disability claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate, Radiculopathy of the left femoral nerve, Radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106792
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating greater than 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve and femoral nerve, finding that the evidence did not support moderate or severe incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve is granted an initial 30 percent rating, as it causes discomfort or hardship.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for radiculopathy of the left femoral nerve and a left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the right sciatic and femoral nerves are currently rated at 40 percent, 20 percent, and 20 percent respectively. The appeal is denied as there is no evidence to warrant a higher rating.
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