The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities secondary to her service-connected lumbar disc disease with an effective date of June 21, 2007.
The deciding factor: The December 2007 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in failing to grant service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities at the time of her initial claim for a low back disability, manifestly changing the outcome of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032884
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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