The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, characterized as degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.,Service connection is also granted for left lower extremity neurological disability (lumbar radiculopathy).,The claim for right lower extremity neurological disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disability, characterized as degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, was related to his in-service motor vehicle accidents and granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.,Service connection for left lower extremity neurological disability (lumbar radiculopathy) is granted because it is proximately due to or a result of the Veteran's now service-connected low back disability.,The Board found no evidence of right lower extremity neurological disability during or proximate to the appeal period and denied the claim for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine), Left lower extremity neurological disability (lumbar radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060498
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