The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity are granted as secondary to her service-connected cervical spine disability and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran’s claim for a higher rating on her cervical spine disability is remanded. Her claim for service connection for major depressive disorder is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise that the Veteran's radiculopathy was caused by her service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, left upper extremity, radiculopathy, right upper extremity, radiulopathy, left lower extremity, radiulopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19107906
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