The Veteran was granted service connection for dizziness as secondary to medication taken for his service-connected degenerative disc disease.,An effective date of August 1, 2013, is assigned for the increased rating of 20 percent for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence indicates that the Veteran's dizziness was caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, Migraine and tension headaches, Obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to service-connected depression or medication for degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20027609
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