The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity secondary to a low back disability. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a gallbladder disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to support the existence of current radiculopathy of the right lower extremity associated with the Veteran's low back disability, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The issue of the gallbladder disability remains under review as additional clarification is needed regarding its relationship to pain medication use.
- Claimed conditions
- raticulopathy of the right lower extremity, gallbladder disability (to include cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, or gallbladder removal)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23037802
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