The Board has granted service connection for lumbar radiculopathy with impairment of the external popliteal nerve and left foot drop, finding that this disability is related to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a separate left hip disorder was referred to the RO.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's left leg disability (lumbar radiculopathy with impairment of the external popliteal nerve and left foot drop) is related to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg disorder, left hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1302975
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied his claim for right knee disorder. The Board also remanded the cases of left leg disorder and lumbar spine disorder.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for low back arthritis, bilateral knee arthritis, and left hip arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions.
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