The Veteran's back condition is currently rated at 20 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating has been denied.,The Veteran's penile verrucae are currently rated at 10 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating has been denied. The effective date of service connection for this condition was incorrectly determined to be July 10, 2018, but should have been June 6, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to its current range of motion and lack of incapacitating episodes.,The Veteran's penile verrucae do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they are currently rated at 10 percent, which is the highest available rating based on their percentage of body or exposed area affected.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Condition, Penile Verrucae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050367
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The August 1996 rating decision denied service connection for a back condition due to the claim being considered not well-grounded, as there was no current disability and no evidence of in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the VA examination for service connection of the back condition and requires an addendum opinion to address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's back disability began in service or was caused by any incident of service.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of August 12, 2024 for the awards of a 50% rating for sinusitis and a 40% rating for intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine. Service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve was also granted effective on that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right knee, left knee, and back conditions due to inadequate medical opinions provided by VA. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he asserts had its onset during active service.
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