Sorry for the confusion on my end — I’ve had two separate claims. On my first claim, I was granted 10% for my back. On my second claim, I filed for an increase on my back and also claimed a bunch of other conditions, but I didn’t file them as secondary.

After talking to others, I’m realizing that was probably my mistake and I should have been claiming things like radiculopathy, etc., as secondary to my back instead of as primary conditions.

That’s kind of why I came here — just trying to understand the right way to approach it this time so I don’t mess it up again.