The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability was denied. The claim for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was granted with an effective date of September 15, 2010.,PTSD service connection and initial rating were granted with a 70% rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood. The VA examinations supported this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine disability","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"rheumatoid arthritis (assumed from context, as not explicitly stated)","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"radiculopathy of the left lower extremity","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"PTSD","status":"granted with initial rating of 70%"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065118
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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