The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for cervical 6-7 disc herniation is dismissed. The Board grants service connection for a right leg neurological disability as secondary to the service-connected lumbar strain with spurring at L3-5.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's right leg neurological disability is related to his service-connected lumbar strain with spurring at L3-5, and thus is proximately due to or a result of this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical 6-7 disc herniation, right leg neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1423003
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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