The Board granted an effective date of November 15, 2020, for the award of a 40 percent evaluation for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Based on a January 15, 2021 VA treatment record indicating a factually ascertainable increase in severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability on November 15, 2020, an effective date of November 15, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of the 40 percent evaluation assigned for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022336
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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