The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine spondylosis with DDD L5-S1 and IVDS, along with left lower extremity of the sciatic and femoral nerves, prevented her from substantially gainful employment from March 2021 to July 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions prevented her from engaging in substantial gainful employment during the appeal period, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine spondylosis with degenerative disc disease (DDD) L5-S1, Intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Left lower extremity of the sciatic and femoral nerves
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027653
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Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) is being remanded due to an error in the initial decision process. The AOJ needs to provide notice of his right to a hearing before issuing a final decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and whether proposed reductions in ratings for service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremities were proper. The appeals are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at a 40 percent evaluation, effective from the date of the May 2013 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted increased ratings, with the effective date set at February 19, 2021.
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