The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for radicular symptoms of degenerative disc disease, disc bulges, and spondylolisthesis of the thoracolumbar spine, absence of right peroneal and left sural sensory responses (claimed as bilateral heel numbness; also claimed as muscle atrophy of the extensor digitum brevis (EDB) muscle bilaterally; also claimed as absence of right sural sensory response), and acid reflux disease. The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability was increased to 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had radicular symptoms or bilateral heel numbness related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, nor did it establish a direct link between his service-connected right knee disabilities and his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- radicular symptoms of degenerative disc disease, disc bulges, and spondylolisthesis of the thoracolumbar spine, absence of right peroneal and left sural sensory responses (claimed as bilateral heel numbness; also claimed as muscle atrophy of the extensor digitum brevis (EDB) muscle bilaterally; also claimed as absence of right sural sensory response), acid reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1514999
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