Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 20, 2020, for the award of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with psoriatic arthritis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran had right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to his psoriatic arthritis of the lumbar spine at the time that he filed his service-connection claim on November 20, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with psoriatic arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085183
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