The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right lower extremity neurologic disability and an initial compensable rating for his lumbar spine disability, finding no evidence of such disabilities during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence diagnosing a right lower extremity neurologic disability or any functional impairment of the right lower extremity (separate from his service-connected right knee disability) during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neurologic disability, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181716
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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