The Board granted an effective date of April 23, 2017, for service connection of lumbar condition and a 40 percent initial evaluation for the same.
The deciding factor: The evidence weighed in favor of granting a higher effective date based on newly provided but previously existing service records, and the August 2022 examination findings supported a 40 percent rating due to limited forward flexion.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032399
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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