The Board found that the Veteran's left lower extremity neurological disability is not due to his service-connected lumbosacral spine disability and thus does not warrant a separate compensable rating.
The deciding factor: VA examination findings did not identify any radiculopathy or other associated nerve damage in the left lower extremity, which was inconsistent with the Veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1514129
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