The Board has granted service connection for left knee, right hip, left hip, right leg, and left leg disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The cervical spine and shoulder disabilities are denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s current disabilities are related to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, with pain radiating from the lumbar spine affecting multiple joints and extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative joint disease of the right acromioclavicular joint (right shoulder), Degenerative joint disease of the left acromioclavicular joint (left shoulder), Radiculopathy, right upper extremity, Radiculopathy, left upper extremity, Left knee disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability, Right leg disability, Left leg disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18116213
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