The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and remanded the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran experienced left lower extremity pain and numbness due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, warranting service connection for radiculopathy. However, further examination is needed to assess the impact of medications on the severity of the lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103664
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