The Board granted service connection for right lumbar radiculopathy and a lumbar spine disability, assigned ratings, and granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for the assigned ratings during the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- right lumbar radiculopathy, status-post left knee surgical scar, lumbar spine disability (degenerative disc disease), right knee disability (arthritis, pain with flexion limited to no worse than 120 degrees, and normal extension), left knee disability (arthritis, pain with flexion limited to no worse than 115 degrees, and normal extension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072446
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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, and CFS. The Veteran's hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, shoulder disability, knee meniscal tear, knee limitation of extension, knee scars, GERD, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and PTSD were also not rated higher than their current levels.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right femoral osteomyelitis, a right hip disability, a right knee disability, and a lumbar spine disability as the Veteran's additional disabilities were not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or some other instance of fault on the part of VA, or because of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left knee, lumbar spine, and bilateral hip degenerative diseases as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the veteran's service-connected conditions, including trochanteric pain syndrome and bursitis, degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and disc bulge, right thumb ulnar collateral ligament tear, and lumbar radiculopathy, all effective April 16, 2023.
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