The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and remanded the matter of entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for chronic lumbosacral strain with IVDS.
The deciding factor: The private examination provided by T.S. established a nexus between the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and his service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain with IVDS, while the VA examinations were found to be inadequate due to lack of range of motion measurements during flare-ups and passive range of motion testing.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101073
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