The veteran's claims for increased ratings and new issues were addressed. The RO granted an increased rating of 10 percent for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease effective from March 14, 2003, but the other claims remain pending.
The deciding factor: The RO considered all submitted evidence and determined that a separate rating was warranted for certain issues based on new medical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- subendocardial myocardial infarction, onychomycosis/tinea pedis, pes planus with plantar fasciitis, lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left posterior communicating artery aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415712
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the same condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to lumbosacral strain, and for lumbosacral strain. Service connection was denied for sinusitis. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent, prior to March 26, 2025, for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection and increased rating are remanded for the AOJ to provide notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.
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