Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 20, 2020, for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), but denied a higher rating than 40 percent for the lumbosacral spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for TDIU was considered part and parcel with his claim for an increased rating of his lumbar spine condition, leading to the grant of earlier effective dates. However, the evidence did not support a higher rating than 40 percent for the lumbosacral spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019393
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