The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent disability rating for anterior L1 compression fracture effective November 16, 2020, and an initial increased disability rating of 20 percent for left leg sciatic radiculopathy throughout the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The November 2020 VA examination failed to show actual and sustained improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- anterior L1 compression fracture, left leg sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042752
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (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
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient medical rationale provided in the previous rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine, sciatic radiculopathy, and femoral nerve radiculopathy disabilities have been remanded for further review.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating for left leg sciatic radiculopathy was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, as he is capable of functioning in a sedentary work environment.
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