The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, a cervical spine disability with radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, and migraine headaches, all to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for a left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the finding that the Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, and migraine headache disabilities were due to his active-duty service or secondary to his service-connected conditions, while there was no current diagnosis of the claimed left shoulder, right knee, and right hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Cervical spine disability with radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, to include as secondary to the lumbar spine disability, Migraine headaches, to include as secondary to the cervical spine disability, Left shoulder disability, to include as secondary to the cervical spine disability, Right knee disability, to include as secondary to the lumbar spine disability, Right hip disability, to include as secondary to the lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109807
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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