The veteran's appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was reopened, and the claim is granted. The other issues are denied.
The deciding factor: The credible medical evidence relates the veteran's lumbar disc derangement with degenerative changes and L5-S1 radiculopathy of the left leg to his service, while peripheral neuropathy claims were not supported by sufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Lumbar disc derangement with degenerative changes and L5-S1 radiculopathy of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903873
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 609 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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