The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is secondary to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The issue of service connection for a lower left leg disorder, including restless legs syndrome and mild tibial neuropathy, remains pending.
The deciding factor: Lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is found to be secondary to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- restless legs syndrome, mild bilateral tibial neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719428
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