The Board has granted service connection for a left lower extremity nerve disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected DDD of the thoracolumbar spine. The Veteran was also granted TDIU on a schedular basis for the time period prior to May 3, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his left lower extremity nerve disorder and service-connected DDD of the thoracolumbar spine, granting service connection as secondary. For the TDIU claim, the Board considered the Veteran's education, skill, training, and work experience, along with his physical limitations due to his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity nerve disorder, DDD of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23059439
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What this means for you
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