Service connection is granted for a neurological disability, specifically radiculopathy, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected DDD of the lower back.,Service connection is granted for depression. The evidence is at least in equipoise that it began during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions support the Veteran's claims with findings indicating a relationship between his current conditions and his military service, including radiculopathy related to DDD of the lower back and depression beginning during service.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability (radiculopathy), depression, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126891
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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