The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his lumbar spine disorder is granted, with a 20% rating prior to March 5, 2018 and a 40% rating since then. The service connection claim for scabies is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support higher ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, but granted him a 40% rating since March 5, 2018 based on his current symptoms and findings.
- Claimed conditions
- facet arthrosis and spondylosis, scabies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19111265
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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