Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and granted an effective date of November 5, 2007, but no earlier, for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability warranted a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease (DDD), lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25004055
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