The Board has restored service connection for status post lumbar compression fracture surgery and the secondary radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to clear error in the original decision.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided conflicting views on whether the Veteran's back disability was directly related to his active duty service, but the Board found that the evidence clearly demonstrated the condition is not unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post lumbar compression fracture surgery, raticulopathy, right lower extremity, raticulopathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24045193
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy, left and right lower extremities as there was no more than mild incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 13, 2017 for service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for night sweats was denied due to the lack of a diagnosed condition.,The Board found that remand is required in order to correct duty to assist errors and obtain adequate VA examinations and nexus opinions for upper back pain, right hip pain, radiculopathy, alopecia areata (claimed as hair loss), and anxiety.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined evaluation for his service-connected disabilities did not change after the February 2021 rating decision, so he is denied retroactive payment.
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