Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, but denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's bilateral radiculopathy was a neurologic manifestation of his service-connected lumbar spine disability, but did not show that his lumbar spine disability warranted a higher initial rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094502
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