The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition, lower back condition, and radiculopathy affecting multiple nerves of the bilateral lower extremities as there is no evidence that any current disability began during active service or is related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran has a current right shoulder condition, lower back condition, or radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities that may be related to an in-service event, injury, or disease. There is no basis for granting service connection on a secondary basis either.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition, lower back condition, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, obturator nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, obturator nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067100
What this means for you
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