The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine degenerative arthritis with DDD.
The deciding factor: The examiner determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is a progression of his service-connected cervical strain, which included compression fractures in the cervical spine over time.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069483
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the eligibility determination for PCAFC enrollment to be legally inadequate and remanded for a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the criteria for eligibility as set forth in VA regulations.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease are currently rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The Veteran's RLE sciatic radiculopathy has been dismissed due to untimely filing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis as secondary to bilateral pes planus due to inadequate medical opinions and lack of contemporaneous medical records.
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