The Board granted restoration of the 20% rating for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine and lumbar radiculopathy in both lower extremities effective December 1, 2022, as the reduction was improper.
The deciding factor: Improvement in ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work was not shown, and the reductions did not follow applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar Spine, Lumbar Radiculopathy Left Lower Extremity, Lumbar Radiculopathy Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065145
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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