The Veteran's heart disability is not shown, and service connection is denied. The issues of service connection for enteritis, gastroenteritis, GERD, acne vulgaris, dermatitis, an eye disability, cystitis, sleeping problems (including insomnia and anxiety), and allergic rhinitis are remanded due to the need for further examination and review.,The Veteran's left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies are not shown to be more than mild in severity, so a rating in excess of 10 percent is denied. The issue of service connection for left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy with restless leg syndrome, secondary to service-connected lumbar spine and knee disabilities, is intertwined with the increased rating claim for lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability was not shown during service or postservice. The current evidence does not show more than mild incomplete paralysis of the nerve in either lower extremity, so a higher rating is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Murmur, Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19001486
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What this means for you
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