Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his lumbosacral strain effective July 8, 2015, and the claim for an earlier effective date for total disability based on individual unemployability was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's forward flexion ROM was worsened to 30 degrees the day immediately after the July 7, 2015, VA examination, warranting a 40 percent rating. An earlier effective date for TDIU was not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25003449
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