The Veteran's service-connected Klippel-Feil syndrome with post-operative fusion, C3 through C7 has been found to have caused his bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, including Parkinson's disease-like symptoms with right side tremors.,The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is also found to have caused his current degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with herniated nucleus pulposus, posterior and anterior lumbar interbody fusion, plating at L3-L5 and spinal stenosis with associated right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability has been found to have caused his current degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with herniated nucleus pulposus, posterior and anterior lumbar interbody fusion, plating at L3-L5 and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422335
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