Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 21, 2022, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a rating of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) effective December 20, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's January 21, 2022, submission of a VA Form 21-526EZ, which the Board accepted as a supplemental claim for service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Lumbar degenerative joint disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis, Right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Cervical degenerative disc disease other than IVDS with degenerative arthritis, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Right hand impairment, Left hand impairment, Right elbow impairment, Pes planus with plantar fasciitis of the right foot, Pes planus with plantar fasciitis of the left foot, Right hip impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109229
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