The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board denies service connection for multiple sclerosis.,The Board denies a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nose or throat condition, to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports finding that the Veteran's low back pain is related to his service. The Board finds Dr. M.T.'s opinion to be persuasive in finding the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is secondary to his low back condition.,The persuasive weight of the evidence supports finding that the Veteran's low back pain is related to his service. The Board finds Dr. M.T.'s opinion to be persuasive in finding the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is secondary to his low back condition.,The persuasive weight of the evidence supports finding that the Veteran's low back pain is related to his service. The Board finds Dr. M.T.'s opinion to be persuasive in finding the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is secondary to his low back condition.,The evidence persuasively weighs against the claim, and entitlement to service connection for multiple sclerosis is denied.,The most probative evidence of record persuasively weighs against a compensable rating, and a compensable rating for hearing loss is not warranted.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nose or throat condition, to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, is remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Multiple sclerosis, Bilateral hearing loss, Nose or throat condition (to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis), Diabetes mellitus type II, Vertigo (claimed as central vertigo), Psychiatric condition, Hypertension, Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Polyarthritis, Left knee condition, Right knee condition, Left upper extremity radiculopathy, Right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047448
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
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