The Board denied service connection for low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.,Service connection was also denied on a secondary basis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions concluded that the low back disorder and lower extremity radiculopathy were less likely than not related to service or service-connected disability, including the in-service motor vehicle accident. The examiner noted that there was no evidence of chronic, recurrent, persistent back complaints within one year after leaving military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22029857
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