The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent prior to June 20, 2018 and 40 percent from that date. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating for any of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The objective findings do not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating even with consideration of pain and repetitive motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, Radiculopathy, right lower extremity, Degenerative arthritis, right shoulder, Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193677
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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