The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS was granted a 40 percent disability rating, and service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathies associated with the condition was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's radiculopathies are secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and the criteria for a 40 percent rating have been met based on limitation of motion during flare-ups or after repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101497
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Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 44% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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