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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068588
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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