The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on his lumbar and cervical spine DDD, as well as left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, was granted. The current ratings are 40% for the lumbar spine DDD, 30% for the cervical spine DDD, and 10% for the left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions met the criteria for a higher rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine effective September 26, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), cervical spine DDD, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1123762
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD, as well as right and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine condition. The decision is based on a finding of relative equipoise in the evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, including as aggravated by service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
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