The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities, and a psychiatric disorder, all found to be related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence demonstrated that each condition was at least as likely as not due to the Veteran's service or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity (claimed as neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity (claimed as neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities), psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063699
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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- Granted
The Veteran's November 21, 2024 VA Form 20-0996 Request for Higher-Level Review was timely filed and the Board granted it.
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