Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to a service-connected low back condition, but remanded other issues including knee disability ratings and frostbite claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on medical evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's service-connected low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Frostbite of the head, Frostbite of the right foot, to include reflex dystrophy syndrome, complex regional pain and trench foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25003338
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