The Board denied increased ratings for the back disability and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted a 40 percent rating from December 22, 2023, for the right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 10 percent rating from August 12, 2011, for the left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support higher ratings due to insufficient levels of non-sensory impairment in the back disability and radiculopathies, but met the criteria for a 40 percent rating from December 22, 2023, for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 10 percent rating from August 12, 2011, for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with discogenic disc disease (back disability), right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25014687
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