The Board granted service connection for a headache condition and assigned a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while denying increased ratings for the low back condition and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The obstructive sleep apnea and right knee conditions were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as documented in medical examinations and records, with no evidence supporting a higher rating for the low back or left lower extremity radiculopathy conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache condition, Left lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the sciatic nerve, Low back condition (degenerative disc disease with lumbosacral strain), Obstructive sleep apnea (remanded), Right knee condition (remanded), Right lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25007582
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete VA examinations and a failure to reschedule them. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, sleep disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, headache condition, and lumbar fusion with limitation and pain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for a headache condition and PTSD, finding that the current ratings of 50 percent for the headache condition and 70 percent for PTSD were appropriate.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a headache condition and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to the Veteran's military service.
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