The Veteran's severe chronic L3, L4, L5, S1 radiculopathy is granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus and shin splints. Ratings of 20 percent are granted for tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right and left lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's severe chronic L3, L4, L5, S1 radiculopathy is secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and shin splints. The ratings are based on moderate incomplete paralysis of the tibial nerve in both lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Severe chronic L3, L4, L5, S1 radiculopathy, Tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right lower extremity, Tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left lower extremity, Shin splints of the right lower extremity, Shin splints of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- A20018006
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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