The Board granted increased ratings of 50 percent for the service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disability symptomatology more nearly approximated unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine as contemplated by a 50-percent rating under the General Rating Formula. The radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was found to be 'moderate' incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037773
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.
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