The claim for service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy was denied as secondary to service-connected thoracolumbar spine strain. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of sunburn with lesions, other than the head, face, and neck, onychomycosis, and tinea pedis was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the appellant's current left lower extremity radiculopathy is causally related to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine strain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, left lower extremity radiculopathy, vertigo, left knee instability, sunburn scars of the head, face and neck, residuals of sunburn with lesions, onychomycosis, and tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22002223
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