The Board has determined that the veteran's current peroneal nerve neuropathy is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disorder, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: The conflicting evidence indicates it is at least as likely as not that the service-connected low back disorder played a significant role in the development of the peroneal nerve neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- peroneal nerve neuropathy, foot drop
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0709661
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