The Board granted the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 4, 1997 for service connection of left foot drop secondary to his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's left foot drop was related to his service-connected back disorder and assigned a 10% disability rating effective June 4, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot drop, Herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0103338
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left ankle, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left foot drop, and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran no longer meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of his left foot, and thus the discontinuance was proper. The same applies to automobile and adaptive equipment and specially adapted housing eligibility.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the denial of a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete responses from an independent medical examiner. The issues include compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for MRSA, left foot drop, and erectile dysfunction.
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