The Board granted secondary service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral sacroiliac osteoarthritis, and granted a rating of at least 40 percent for the low back disability from April 22, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability has been manifested by functional loss that more closely approximates forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine limited to 30 degrees or less throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), Bilateral sacroiliac osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24032730
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.
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