Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's petition to readjudicate the claim for an earlier effective date for the award of ratings for his back disability and related peripheral nerve disabilities due to new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence was received that goes toward proving or disproving the Veteran's earlier effective date claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, spondylosis, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001625
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