The Board has granted service connection for a lower back condition and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of left fibula.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's lower back condition and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are due to his service-connected postoperative residuals of left fibula, leading to compensatory changes in posture and gait which caused additional strain on his lower back and resulted in degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back condition, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26038399
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