Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and increased the disability rating for the lumbar spine to 20 percent effective August 18, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was proximately due to his service-connected degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, and that a remand for additional development is required to address the ameliorative effects of medication on the severity of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097983
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