The Board has granted service connection for right leg neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lower back disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence finds that the right leg neuropathy is secondary to the service-connected lower back disability and resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26031531
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