The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, but dismissed the appeal regarding a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The remaining issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a private medical opinion linking the Veteran's radiculopathy to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Thoracolumbar spine strain with degenerative changes at L5-S1, Cervical spine strain with C5-6 spondylosis, Left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, Tinea versicolor with tinea pedis, Sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000364
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service connection for COPD, and peripheral artery disease were denied.
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