The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, finding that it is caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's current right lower extremity disability (lumbar radiculopathy) was caused by his service-connected back disability (lumbosacral strain), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip and knee disabilities, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1502775
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy is caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain, granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to his service-connected residuals, slight wedging of thoracic vertebra VIII, traumatic. The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar radiculopathy is not related to his service-connected condition.
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