The Board has granted service connection for left footdrop and cervical disc disease as secondary to the veteran's service-connected thoracic and lumbar spine disability. The veteran is also entitled to a 60 percent evaluation for his service-connected degenerative changes of the thoracic and lumbar spine, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports that the veteran's left footdrop and cervical disc disease are related to his service-connected thoracic and lumbar spine disability. The Board has also granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's degenerative changes of the thoracic and lumbar spine, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.
- Claimed conditions
- left footdrop, cervical disc disease, traumatic arthritis of the dorsal spine, degenerative changes of the thoracic and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0116699
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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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