The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for dorsalgia and service connection for right lower extremity nerve disability secondary to the service-connected dorsalgia.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of the finding that the Veteran's right lower extremity nerve disability is caused by and/or aggravated by his service-connected dorsalgia, warranting a rating of 40 percent for dorsalgia and service connection for the right lower extremity nerve disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dorsalgia, right lower extremity nerve disability (radiculopathy of the right leg)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049425
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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