The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, but dismissed the claim for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities. The case is remanded to determine if the Veteran's lower extremity neuropathy is related to his service or his lumbar spondylosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is not clear on whether the Veteran's lower extremity neuropathy is related to his service or his newly service-connected lumbar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder (spondylosis), peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163406
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What this means for you
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