The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and fibromyalgia. The effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea was set at January 23, 2019, which is the earliest possible date.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy was secondary to his lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, but there was no evidence of a current disability for bilateral hearing loss or fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072185
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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