The Board has granted service connection for a neurological disability of the left lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The neurological disability is related to the MRI finding of left nerve root compression, which is linked to the Veteran’s service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068588
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurological disabilities of the right and left lower extremities, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's request for an increased rating for low back disability was denied, but special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was granted. Issues related to left hip disability and neurological disability were remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
Service connection is denied for neurological disabilities of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, leukocytosis, a bilateral elbow disability, a heart disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability.,Service connection is denied for diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disability, kidney disability, retinopathy, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for neurological disabilities of the left and right lower extremities have been dismissed due to his death.
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