The Board granted an effective date of March 4, 2019, for the grant of service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and a 20 percent disability rating for this condition. The earlier effective date claim for the left lower extremity was denied.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms were moderate in nature, warranting a 20 percent rating for the right lower extremity but not an increased rating for the left lower extremity.

Claimed conditions

Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 16, 2025

Citation

A25108579

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