The Board denied service connection for numbness of the lower extremities and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for postoperative herniated intervertebral disc at L4-L5 on the right.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence indicated that the numbness of the lower extremities was not causally related to the service-connected postoperative herniated intervertebral disc at L4-L5 on the right, and there were no aggravating factors.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0923092
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