The Veteran's right leg weakness is granted as service-connected due to pre-existing polio aggravating during military service. The cervical spine disability claim for secondary service connection is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current right leg weakness and cervical spine disability were aggravated by his military service, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg weakness, Cervical spine disability (neck pain)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031751
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