The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain residuals and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, were found to preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: Resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor, the evidence of record supports finding his service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment from June 3, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain residuals, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031657
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy is caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain, granting service connection on a secondary basis.
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