Granted
The Board granted service connection for surgical residuals, to include incomplete paraplegia of the lower extremities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a current disability and that symptoms of back pain and a limp during service progressively developed into a diagnosis of a cystic meningioma leading to surgery with surgical residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of surgical removal of a spinal cord tumor, to include incomplete paraplegia of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004168
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