The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current radiculopathy is proximately due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of left lower extremity, raticulopathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22054795
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of the issue regarding radiculopathy of left lower extremity. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis, right shoulder impingement syndrome, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are all granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and a 20 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, effective January 29, 2024 to June 2, 2025.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board reinstated the 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and radiculopathy of right lower extremity. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and effective dates of June 27, 2018, for TDIU and DEA.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected back disability requires regular aid and attendance, which has been granted SMC.
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