The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed current lumbar spine disabilities diagnosed as degenerative disc disease, spinal fusion, and spinal stenosis, and that these conditions were related to in-service injuries. Additionally, there was a nexus established between the bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, spinal fusion, and spinal stenosis (lumbar spine disability), Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054537
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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