The Board granted an effective date of July 25, 2022 for the initial rating of 40 percent for a back condition and 10 percent for a sciatic condition.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively establishes that the severity of the Veteran's conditions warrant the assigned ratings effective from the date of claim, July 25, 2022, but no earlier.

Claimed conditions

thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease (back condition), right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve (sciatic condition)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

December 23, 2025

Citation

A25110191

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