The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the buttocks and bilateral lower extremities, as well as a disability rating of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's current radiculopathy is found to be secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports that the Veteran’s radiculopathy is caused by his service-connected degenerative disc disease, resulting in an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence (equipoise).
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left buttock, radiculopathy of the right buttock, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124490
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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