Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 24, 2022, for the grant of service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed an intent to file a claim within one year of separation from service and submitted a complete claim within one year of filing the intent to file, allowing for earlier effective dates based on these timelines.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ, right wrist sprain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral chronic otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084925
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