The Veteran's radiculopathy is associated with his service-connected cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. His peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are not related to his service or any aspect thereof, including his service-connected spinal conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy is directly linked to his service-connected spinal stenosis, while his peripheral neuropathy is more likely due to non-service connected Lyme disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral cervical radiculopathy, Bilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy, Peripheral neuropathy of the upper right extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the upper left extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1137689
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was not shown to meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to October 23, 2017. The effective dates for the awards of ratings were denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right extremities due to a medical nexus between in-service exposure and current diagnoses.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to missing records, including those from Mountain View Regional Medical Center. The issues are also inextricably intertwined with the SMC claim based on anatomical loss of the right foot.
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