The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy in both lower extremities is found to be related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy (right lower extremity), radiculopathy (left lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1450576
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations are not adequate for rating purposes and requires a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's lumbar strain, radiculopathy (right lower extremity), and radiculopathy (left lower extremity).
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of service-connected radiculopathy and PTSD with TBI were denied. The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD effective December 11, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of service connection for back impairment has been reopened, but the claims for right lower extremity radiculopathy, right leg impairment other than radiculopathy (to include varicose veins), right shoulder impairment, and respiratory disorder are still pending as they require further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for a back disability, right arm disability, radiculopathy (right lower extremity), and radiculopathy (left lower extremity).
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