The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity conditions, as they are not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners and private opinion provided did not find a nexus between the Veteran's currently diagnosed idiopathic peripheral neuropathy and his service-connected lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity condition, Left lower extremity condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22009968
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hand and lower extremity conditions as secondary to hypertension, SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, and a 70 percent rating for PTSD.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical transverse myelitis and its related secondary conditions, including muscular degeneration of the left leg, right upper extremity condition, right lower extremity condition, and left lower extremity neuropathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he was able to maintain full-time employment in law enforcement until his retirement. The Board found that the most probative evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's low back, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity conditions. The claims are being remanded for these purposes.
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