The Board has granted service connection for LLE and RLE radiculopathy associated with the Veteran's service-connected DDD of the lumbar spine, effective July 9, 2009.,The Board also granted service connection for a head disorder (claimed as headaches) secondary to her service-connected DDD of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence showing that the Veteran's radiculopathy arose no later than July 7, 2009, when she filed her claim for a low back disorder. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Disorder (claimed as Headaches), LLE Radiculopathy, RLE Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1752083
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various knee and back disabilities, as well as radiculopathy in the right lower extremity (RLE) and left lower extremity (LLE), have been granted. Service connection is also granted for a right hip disability secondary to his back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since March 18, 2020. The appeal is remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for LLE radiculopathy prior to December 8, 2016 and a 40 percent rating from December 8, 2016 to October 8, 2020. The issue of TDIU was also granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for their cervical spine, left foot, and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities were denied. The Board found that the current assigned ratings adequately reflected the severity of the disabilities.
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