Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 2, 2023, for the grant of service connection for various conditions and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claims within one year of the initial denial, warranting an effective date of June 2, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and cervical strain, Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, Left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110891
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