Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 30, 2017, for a 20 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported numbness and tingling in his lower extremities when he initially filed for an increased rating for a low back disorder, which supports the effective date of March 30, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109530
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