The Veteran's radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities is granted effective from May 5, 2011.
The deciding factor: Private treatment records dated on May 5, 2011, documented the Veteran's complaints of radiating pain, tingling, and numbness in both lower extremities secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy affecting the right lower extremity, raticulopathy affecting the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22060947
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, radiculopathy affecting the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy affecting the right lower extremity. The Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury were also denied.,There is no evidence of record supporting the Veteran's claims for these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for her service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, stating she had received complete compensation since initiating the appeal in November 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability. The issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for the thoracolumbar spine disability and TDIU is remanded due to inadequate examination.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's radiculopathy affecting the right lower extremity warrants a rating of 20 percent, and service connection for his right hip disability is denied as not proximately due to or the result of service-connected disability.
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