The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for low back condition, and 20 percent each for left lower extremity (LLE) nerve condition and right lower extremity (RLE) nerve condition, effective March 7, 2014.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's conditions more nearly approximated the criteria for higher ratings than the currently assigned ones.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition, Left lower extremity (LLE) nerve condition, Right lower extremity (RLE) nerve condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066839
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back, neck, right hand, left hand, right knee, and left knee conditions as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or caused by any service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and left hip conditions as there was no evidence of a worsening of symptoms beyond what was shown at the September 2023 VA examination.
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