The Veteran's service-connected back condition is granted, and his left ankle disability is granted a 30% rating effective June 24, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was proximately due to his service-connected left ankle disability. For the period prior to July 24, 2015, the left ankle disability warranted a 30% rating under Diagnostic Code 5270.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of Lumbar Spine, Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001234
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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and an earlier effective date were dismissed due to untimely filings.
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