The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's spinal conditions and radiculopathies, but granted a 20 percent rating effective January 16, 2019. The service connection claims for various disabilities were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection due to insufficient medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture transverse process L3-L4, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, bladder disability, cervical spine disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), left arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003786
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic pain syndrome due to untimely notices of disagreement.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
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