The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee disorder, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to her service-connected low back disability and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with degenerative disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal fusion, lumbar radiculopathy, and status post laminectomy of the lumbar and thoracic spine, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left knee disorder (patellofemoral pain syndrome with retro patellar pain syndrome), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058681
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- 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.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, right inguinal hernia, non allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while granting service connection for left knee strain and left leg shin splints.
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