The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremeties, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The claim is reopened.,The Veteran also seeks an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected lumbar spine disability and TDIU.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to the unestablished fact of whether radiculopathy and neuropathy are related to the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Radiculopathy of the Lower Extremities, Bilateral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities, S1 Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1320026
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