The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and neuropathy of the right lower extremity have been denied. The Board found no new evidence to reopen the previously denied claims for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to support reopening any of the previously denied service connection claims due to lack of current diagnoses or a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194155
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher staged ratings and initial ratings in excess of 10 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, right lower extremity, and residual painful surgical scar, posterior trunk respectively, to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 1978 for the award of service connection for TBI with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and denied earlier effective dates for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.
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