The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, and right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a causal relationship between the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and his active-duty service, and between the LLE and RLE radiculopathies and the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain (lumbar spine disability), right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010815
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Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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