The Board found no evidence of radiculopathy in the Veteran's lower extremities due to his service-connected low back disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence indicating that the Veteran has radiculopathy in his lower extremities as a result of his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1005154
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has been rated at 40 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. Separate 10 percent ratings have also been assigned for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that his hearing loss did not meet VA criteria for a disability and thus could not be service-connected.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was granted with initial ratings of 10 percent prior to January 8, 2008 and increased to 40 percent after that date. He also received separate 10 percent ratings for radiculopathy affecting his lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Denied
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