The Veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with DJD, L5-S1 prior to August 6, 2015, and entitlement to TDIU during the same period.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with DJD, L5-S1 was manifest by severe pain and a disability picture more nearly approximating the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating prior to August 6, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease (DJD), L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21061401
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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