The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine stenosis with radiculopathy is secondary to her service-connected right ankle disability and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's 1996 fall, caused by her service-connected right ankle disability, and her current lumbar spine stenosis with radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the back and legs, lumbar spine stenosis with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1746986
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