The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is now rated at 60 percent, effective March 14, 2019. Other issues are remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced incapacitating episodes of IVDS with a total duration of at least 6 weeks during the past 12 months since March 14, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease of the left knee (left knee disability), residuals status post medial meniscectomy of the right knee (right knee disability), vasomotor rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146289
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 granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine osteoarthritis, left foot heel spur, and residuals of multiple left ankle sprains has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's obesity was an intermediate step between these conditions and OSA.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to June 9, 2016, for the grant of service connection for vasomotor rhinitis and dermatitis and lipomas.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of August 19, 2013, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder. The claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.
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