The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability. The appeal regarding coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on evidence showing that the Veteran's radiculopathies are due to his service-connected back disability, with negative VA opinions being outweighed by a private opinion considering the Veteran's symptoms. The appeal for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction is remanded as VA opinions were inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000819
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Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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