The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with arthritis and left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy as secondary to service-connected low back strain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected low back disability, including due to intercurrent injuries post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with arthritis, Left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1456721
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of August 7, 2023 for the grant of service connection for Degenerative Disc Disease and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (also claimed as a back condition), and bilateral lower extremity sciatic neuropathy.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his spine and lower extremity neuropathies, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 3, 2020.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity femoral neuropathy, right lower extremity femoral neuropathy, left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and dermatitis. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and granted a separate 10 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, which was found to be secondary to his service-connected back condition.
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