The Board granted service connection for right leg neuropathy, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found a nexus between his right leg neuropathy and his service-connected lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24032756
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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