Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied an increased rating for left foot calcaneal enthesopathy.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions was evaluated based on the medical evidence and lay statements, leading to a determination that the current ratings accurately reflect the severity of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot calcaneal enthesopathy, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016101
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