Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 1997, for the award of service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was filed within one year of his discharge from active service and relevant service treatment records were later associated with the claims file, allowing for a reconsideration of the effective date de novo.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis and degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108014
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