The Veteran's claims for service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity; arthritis, left hip; and arthritis, right hip are all granted as secondary to his service-connected Marie Strumpell arthritis of the spine.
The deciding factor: Probative evidence demonstrates that the Veteran's disabilities are related to his service-connected Marie Strumpell arthritis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, left lower extremity, arthritis, left hip, arthritis, right hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2021
- Citation
- A21018758
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, lower back condition, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeal issues as the Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to a decision being made.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals as the Veteran died while his appeal was pending.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine and secondary service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
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