The Veteran's claim for service connection for spinal stenosis, claimed as secondary to his service-connected right lower extremity disabilities, was granted. His ulnar nerve paralysis in the left upper extremity and anterior tibial nerve paralysis of the right lower extremity were both granted increased ratings. The Veteran's fragment wound residuals on the right leg with healed comminuted fracture are denied an increase beyond 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to support a finding that the Veteran’s spinal stenosis was secondary to his service-connected disabilities of the right lower extremity. The ulnar nerve paralysis and anterior tibial nerve paralysis were also granted increased ratings as they met the criteria for those specific conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal stenosis, ulnar nerve paralysis in the left upper extremity, anterior tibial nerve paralysis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141719
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Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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