The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is granted as service-connected. The issues of right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities are remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on continuity of symptomatology since service due to chronic back pain during service that progressed into current degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Right knee degenerative arthritis, Left knee degenerative arthritis, Right foot achilles tendonitis, Hernia disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013395
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right knee degenerative arthritis, as well as his claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is not about service connection at all.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbar spine and right hip disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The effective date for DEA benefits is granted as May 1, 2014.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for his back disability is denied. The effective date remains March 29, 2021, as the earliest date of claim. An initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the back disability from March 29, 2021, is also denied.
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