The Board granted service connection for anxiety as secondary to a low back disability and associated radiculopathy, but dismissed claims for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's anxiety was caused by his service-connected low back disability and associated radiculopathy, while the claims for lower extremity radiculopathy were granted in a January 2025 rating decision as full grants of benefits sought on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041302
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from April 15, 2017, solely based on his unspecified anxiety disorder. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
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