The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability with sciatic pain, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The April 2006 VA examination report found that the Veteran's current lumbosacral strain, lumbar spondylosis with degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy were not related to his service and did not present with peripheral neuropathy. The examiner stated that the bilateral leg condition was due to low lumbar radiculopathy and lumbopelvic myofascial pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability with sciatic pain, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1024199
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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