The Board restored the Veteran's 20 percent ratings for lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the reductions were not proper. The claims for service connection for a left hip disability, right hip disability, and urinary incontinence are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life, and the VA examination opinions were found inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip disability, right hip disability, urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064155
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability but denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for his left knee disability prior to April 25, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
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