Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and his service-connected lumbar spine disorder, as the radiculopathy is but-for caused by the lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091535
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