The Board has granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy in the right and left upper extremities, as well as lumbar radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis. Service connection for asymptomatic coronary artery disease was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current diagnoses of cervical radiculopathy and lumbar radiculopathy were caused by the service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, respectively, and thus granted secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical radiculopathy in the right upper extremity, Cervical radiculopathy in the left upper extremity, Lumbar radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, Asymptomatic coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177476
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- Remanded (sent back)
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