The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy is related to an in-service car accident, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The positive medical opinion from Dr. P.G., combined with credible lay statements from the Veteran, established a reasonable doubt in favor of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140240
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to her service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increases in the 'staged' ratings assigned for his lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy has been dismissed due to his failure to provide necessary identifying information and releases for critical evidence needed to properly adjudicate his claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA decision and medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy, which is currently rated at 40 percent.
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