The Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis rating was reduced from 40 percent to 10 percent, but the reduction was improper due to procedural errors. The Board has restored the original 40 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was void ab initio due to failure to apply the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.344.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22024677
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