The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted higher ratings for the low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of more severe symptoms than those already contemplated by the current ratings, but did show moderate impairment in the lower extremities and back that warranted increased ratings.

Claimed conditions

tinnitus, low back disability, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, migraine headache disability, peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD) disability, eczema with dermatophytosis, alopecia areata (hair loss), nephrolithiasis (kidney stone), neurological impairment of the right upper extremity, including peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, neurological impairment of the left upper extremity, including peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 4, 2025

Citation

A25019449

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