The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy from May 20, 2024, to February 1, 2025, and remanded the claims for increased ratings for limitation of right hip extension, flexion, abduction, and sciatic radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was clear and unmistakable error in granting service connection for right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy due to a lack of current diagnosis, thus severance of service connection was effectuated. As such, no additional benefit may be awarded retroactively after basic entitlement has been terminated.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, limitation of right hip extension, limitation of right hip flexion, limitation of right hip abduction, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110046
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