Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for low back disability from December 22, 2018, and a 40 percent rating for the same condition from October 15, 2018. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, thus a higher rating was not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25004135
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