The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. Service connection was not granted for a residual scar of the left side of face, and his lumbar spine disability was rated at 20 percent prior to October 19, 2020, and 40 percent from that date onwards.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current diagnosis of a residual scar of the left side of the face. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was rated at 20 percent prior to October 19, 2020, and 40 percent from that date onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar of the left side of face, lumbar disc herniation with spondylosis, radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22017743
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