The Board granted separate 20 percent disability ratings for urinary frequency and 30 percent disability ratings for a neck, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy. The Board also granted effective dates of September 28, 2022, for the grant of service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as supported by medical evidence and examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Urinary frequency, Neck disability, Bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, Psychiatric disability, Balance, Left side automatic movements, Right side automatic movements, Left side speech changes, Right side speech changes, Stooped posture, Left upper extremity tremors, Right upper extremity tremors, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044886
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy but remanded the back disability claim for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2019 for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.
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