The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2011 for the Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy of the right lower extremity associated with lumbosacral IVDS.
The deciding factor: The earliest diagnosis of radiculopathy was provided on March 4, 2011, and the Board found that this condition arose prior to July 2, 2013, which is when the Veteran's disability rating for radiculopathy began.
- Claimed conditions
- rubiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lumbosacral IVDS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007507
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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