Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was denied. The claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 20, 2019, was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence weighs pervasively against the assignment of an evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for the period prior to April 1, 2024, or in excess of 40 percent disabling thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25001060
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