Granted
The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, left leg radiculopathy as secondary to lumbosacral strain, and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to lumbosacral strain. The Board also granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise that the Veteran's left shoulder strain, left leg and right leg radiculopathy were caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain. The Board found it equally balanced on this issue and resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder strain, left leg radiculopathy, right leg radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089271
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