The Veteran's lumbar spine and lumbosacral neuritis/radiculopathy disabilities are granted as secondary to her service-connected left knee arthritis.,Her bipolar disorder is granted based on evidence showing it had its onset during service, with symptoms continuing since then.,Her sleep apnea is granted as secondary to her service-connected bipolar disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current lumbar spine and lumbosacral neuritis/radiculopathy disabilities are found to be related to her service-connected left knee arthritis, with the evidence showing that her back conditions were aggravated by her altered gait due to her left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine","secondary_to":"Left knee arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbosacral neuritis/radiculopathy","secondary_to":"Left knee arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Bipolar disorder","service_related":true}, {"condition_name":"Sleep apnea","secondary_to":"Bipolar disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159979
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