The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy are granted as service-connected, with the effective date being January 24, 2023.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy due to direct evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spine sprain with lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis (lumbar spine disability), right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034092
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, and thus remands the case to obtain addendum medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for various rating and service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the awards of an increased rating and service connection is dismissed as freestanding claims that cannot be addressed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings in various lower extremity radiculopathy conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
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