Denied
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings pertaining to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability and associated radiculopathy of the LLE, except as noted for a 60 percent rating from December 2, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's low back disability warranted an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 31, 2018, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, or a compensable rating for radiculopathy of the LLE prior to December 2, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal stenosis (low back disability), radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015230
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