The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to his service-connected residuals, slight wedging of thoracic vertebra VIII, traumatic. The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar radiculopathy is not related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy was caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals, slight wedging of thoracic vertebra VIII. The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar radiculopathy is more likely related to a non-service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- 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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26005781
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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