The Board denied service connection for left leg radiculopathy and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including adjustment disorder, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathies, and left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not demonstrate a current diagnosis of left leg radiculopathy or that the Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity for any of the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg radiculopathy, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (adjustment disorder), degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease and L5/S1 discectomy status post-revision (lumbar spine disability), lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, left knee patellar dislocation with residual intermittent pain (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024136
What this means for you
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