The Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities have been granted initial ratings from October 26, 2006 to the present. The Veteran also received increased ratings for her radiculopathy of various nerves in both upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability ratings were determined based on the severity of her symptoms as per VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), radiculopathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity (RLE), radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity (RLE), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity (LLE), radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the left lower extremity (LLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23059830
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left and right hip disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran will need an adequate VA medical opinion to determine if his hip disabilities are related to service.
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