The Board granted service connection for cervical disc disease with radiculopathy, secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. The Board also granted ratings of 50%, 80%, and 40% for various neurological conditions affecting the lower extremities, as well as a rating of 60% for hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver.
The deciding factor: The cervical disc disease with radiculopathy was found to be caused by the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability. The ratings were granted based on the severity and impact of the symptoms on the Veteran’s daily life, as supported by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical disc disease with radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability (intervertebral disc syndrome and discogenic disease), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the obturator nerve of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the external cutaneous nerve of the thigh, radiculopathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity, traumatic deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis, chronic maxillary sinusitis, hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049325
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Decisions by this judge: 719 · Granted: 54% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was denied, and the rating assigned prior to September 12, 2024, is noncompensable.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with a rating of 10 percent.,The Veteran's back disability remains at a 40 percent rating. The Board finds the evidence does not support an increase to higher ratings.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the femoral nerve in both lower extremities are each granted initial 20 percent ratings.,Service connection for GAD, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic kidney pain is remanded.,A compensable disability rating (greater than 0 percent) for chronic kidney infections is also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, thoracolumbar levoscoliosis with advanced multilevel DDD and facet arthropathy (low back disability), and cervical spine disability to include cervicalgia (neck disability) due to a lack of VA examination records and an incomplete review of service treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, GERD, Barrett's esophagus, and arrhythmia are remanded due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
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