The Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine disability, is granted. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for her lumbar spine disability prior to October 1, 2013, remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was found to be at least as likely as not etiologically related to her service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine status post fusion
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19172032
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What this means for you
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