The Board granted service connection for right and left lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for a right ankle disability was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding causation or aggravation by the service-connected right foot plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a diagnosis of bilateral lumbar radiculopathy and granted service connection as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability. The remand was necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the right ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right lumbar radiculopathy, left lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073530
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.
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