The Board granted service connection for the veteran's low back condition and right lower extremity condition but denied it for the left lower extremity condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the in-service injury and the current conditions, except for the left lower extremity condition where there was no current diagnosis of such condition during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diffuse annular bulge of lower back, right lower extremity sciatica, left lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044946
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
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