The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and remanded the claims for service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's back strain and back complaints in service manifested to the current diagnosis of lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039337
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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