The Board has determined that the Veteran's radiculopathy of both lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease with limited motion of the lumbar spine and spondylolisthesis L5-S1.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's radiculopathy is secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- radsulopathy of the right lower extremity, radsulopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1641763
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted a separate rating as secondary to her service-connected spondylosis of the thoracic spine. The cervical and thoracic spine conditions are remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including radiculopathy of the lower extremities, right carpal tunnel syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disorder. The decision also addressed his claim for PTSD based on fear of hostile military activity due to his Gulf War service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity during a hearing before the Board. The remaining issues are being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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