The Veteran's bilateral leg numbness is related to his service-connected low back disability, and he has already been compensated for these symptoms with a 60% rating since December 17, 1998.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that his bilateral lower extremity symptoms, including numbness, were related to his back disability due to service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg numbness
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20037976
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