Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as an extraschedular referral for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of more severe disability than currently rated under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine strain with degenerative joint disease (DJD), Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right shoulder DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25002677
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