Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and secondary service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathies based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability was related to his active service, and the bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies were found to be secondary to the service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease (low back disability), right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094757
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