The Board denied service connection for an upper sacral spine disorder with bilateral neural foraminal stenosis and denied evaluations in excess of 40 percent for a lumbar spine disorder, separate evaluations for right lower extremity radiculopathy, and separate evaluations for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's sinusitis was also denied as having an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence or current severity of a diagnosed upper sacral spine disorder with bilateral neural foraminal stenosis, and the lumbar spine disorder evaluations were found to be appropriate based on the findings. The Veteran's radiculopathy was noted but not considered separately as it is part of her primary disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- upper sacral spine disorder with bilateral neural foraminal stenosis, lumbar spine disorder, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106191
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