I am rated 40% for lumbar strain and 20% for lower Radiculopathy. I had a recent X-ray of my neck that shows bone spurs/arthritis. My question is can I claim Cervical strain secondary to lumbar strain? Upper Radiculopathy? Arthritis? I’m not sure how the pyramiding works or the rules. Thanks in advance. The wording of the X-ray is Preservation of disc space heights with small-moderately large anterior disc osteophytes C3-C6.
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I am rated 40% for lumbar strain and 20% for lower Radiculopathy. I had a recent X-ray of my neck that shows bone spurs/arthritis. My question is can I claim Cervical strain secondary to lumbar strain? Upper Radiculopathy? Arthritis? I’m not sure how the pyramiding works or the rules. Thanks in advance. The wording of the X-ray is Preservation of disc space heights with small-moderately large
Edited by Jim412anterior disc osteophytes C3-C6.
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broncovet
I agree with the above. My advice is to not limit your application to "secondary to lumbar strain". You have many bridges, and the most obvious one may be mined by VA. Therefore, instea
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Cervical and lumbar are two different segments and thus can be claimed separately.
Vync
Yes. Remember the old song, "The back bone is connected to the neck bone..." It is similar to that. It's all connected. If you had an injury to your lower back, the neck can sometimes suffer too.
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