The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity associated with the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine. The respiratory complaints claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board granted a higher rating based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms and found that his radiculopathy of the RLE is secondary to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE) associated with degenerative arthritis of the spine, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE) associated with degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042701
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 50 percent effective February 13, 2021. His left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy is rated at 80 percent from April 21, 2013 to February 12, 2021. The Veteran's TDIU claim has an earlier effective date of April 21, 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's back condition is granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher. The claims for service connection for LLE and RLE radiculopathies are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities on a direct basis, finding that these conditions began during active service.
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