The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, finding that these conditions are related to service. Service connection was denied for a bilateral leg condition other than lumbar radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a current disability other than lumbar radiculopathy in the Veteran's legs and concluded that his claim for service connection for a bilateral leg condition is not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (low back disability), Bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, Bilateral leg disability other than lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21000319
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and persistent mood disorder, granted a 40 percent initial rating for low back disability, and denied initial ratings higher than 10 percent for plantar fasciitis and radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities involving the sciatic nerve.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left knee arthritis. The issue of entitlement to service connection for left knee osteochondroma was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his low back disability and right knee disabilities are remanded due to further development being required.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his thoracolumbar spine IVDS and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy was partially granted, with the effective date set at January 1, 2020. The Veteran is now rated at 40 percent for his thoracolumbar spine IVDS since that date.
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