The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar radiculopathy, increased ratings for left and right wrist disorders, and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for his lumbar strain have all been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy. The VA examinations did not find any signs or symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar radiculopathy, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18159792
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