Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's low back, left hip, and sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathies disabilities, as well as earlier effective dates for service connection. However, a TDIU was granted from August 2, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's conditions warranted higher ratings or earlier effective dates, but it supported a grant of TDIU due to his combined service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative lumbar fusion, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis with degenerative disc disease (low back disability), Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease with left hip replacement (left hip disability), left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, back scar, left hip scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019074
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