Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy were granted with an effective date of September 19, 2017. The claim for an earlier effective date for erectile dysfunction was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the medical evidence showing symptoms of bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy starting from September 19, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002542
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