The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his lumbar spine degenerative joint disease was granted, with the effective date set at October 1, 2013.,Effective April 1, 2004, service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with his lumbar spine degenerative joint disease was established.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating was granted based on the effective date of October 1, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1823302
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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
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