Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal to maintain a separate rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the original decision to sever this service connection was proper due to clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the symptoms of the Veteran's low back disability were specifically contemplated under Diagnostic Code 5293, which combines both orthopedic and neurological manifestations, overlap with the symptoms of the right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007704
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