The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied as it is not secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence of a right lower extremity neuropathy or radiculopathy in the Veteran's medical records, including imaging studies and electromyography (EMG) results which were unremarkable. The VA examiner opined that there was no diagnosis for any neurological disorder to be aggravated by a lumbar strain.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- 26000711
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