Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's back disability and granted earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or an earlier effective date, except for the LLE and RLE radiculopathy claims which were granted due to the October 18, 2021 diagnosis of radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine with bulging disc, L3-L4, Left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011887
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