The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, but denied an increase in rating for chronic bilateral iritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher disability rating for any of the conditions due to lack of additional physical manifestations or functional loss beyond what was already established by prior ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, chronic bilateral iritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0012055
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and lumbar radicopathy, right side, secondary to the lumbosacral strain.
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The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Dismissed
The claim for entitlement to service connection for hypotension was dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease was remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
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