The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted a separate rating as secondary to her service-connected spondylosis of the thoracic spine. The cervical and thoracic spine conditions are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has current radiculopathy due to progression of her service-connected thoracic spine condition, which qualifies under the secondary service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- radsulopathy of the right lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, spondylosis of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23003515
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, have resulted in a combined rating of 60 percent as of March 15, 2019. The Board has granted an earlier effective date for TDIU to this point.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU grant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for readjudication and further development, as new and relevant evidence had been submitted since the prior denials.
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