The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left lower extremity nerve condition as secondary to a low back condition, finding no evidence of a current disability.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to support a determination that the Veteran has a left lower extremity nerve condition, and even if there were, service connection cannot be granted because a low back disability has not been established.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity nerve condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036557
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity nerve conditions as there is no competent medical evidence of a current disability or functional impairment related to these conditions.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral lower extremity nerve conditions, and sleep apnea prior to the Board's decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
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