The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and sciatic/peroneal nerve radiculopathy, but denied increased ratings for femoral nerve radiculopathy and special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as documented in multiple VA examinations over the period of appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, Femoral nerve radiculopathy (right and left lower extremities), Sciatic and peroneal nerve radiculopathy (right and left lower extremities)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003897
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed back disability, finding that any in-service back pain was acute and resolved. The Board also found no evidence of arthritis manifesting within one year of separation from service.
- Denied
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylosis was not manifested by either forward thoracolumbar flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, or by favorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine. Therefore, a rating in excess of 20 percent for this period is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue regarding a higher rating for degenerative disc disease with spondylosis from June 27, 2013 to March 12, 2018 due to outstanding VA and private treatment records. The Veteran is also referred to have his claims for metatarsalgia of the feet reviewed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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