The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy from November 20, 2012, and a TDIU from the same date to May 19, 2022. The claims for earlier effective dates for hypertension and tension headaches were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of right lower extremity radiculopathy more nearly approximated moderately severe incomplete paralysis, warranting a 40 percent rating from November 20, 2012. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date for the awards of service connection for hypertension and tension headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085476
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