The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found a medical nexus between the Veteran’s diagnosed bilateral lower extremity disability and his active service based on in-service reports of sciatica and a diagnosis of chronic sciatica.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001156
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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