The Board has granted service connection for numbness in the right lower extremity as secondary to a service-connected low back condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was not as likely as not that the peripheral neuropathy in the feet was related to an incident of active service, but also found that the veteran's right lower extremity neuropathy was aggravated by his service-connected low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy in the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0820728
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What this means for you
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