The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, but denied service connection for lumbar central spinal canal stenosis L2-L3.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence showing that the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy was due to his service-connected condition, while the lumbar central spinal canal stenosis was considered a congenital defect and not subject to service connection.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity radiculopathy, to include sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, to include sciatic nerve, lumbar central spinal canal stenosis L2-L3

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

0%

Decision date

November 19, 2025

Citation

A25100384

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