Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The deciding factor: The Board found that both conditions were secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and right lower extremity radiculopathy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000430
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