The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia of both legs as secondary to the lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claim for left shoulder pain.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran's claims, and reasonable doubt was resolved in her favor under 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia of the right leg, Left sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048672
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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