The Board granted service connection for right leg pain, left leg pain, right foot pain, and left foot pain, restored a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain effective March 1, 2021, denied increased ratings for tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right hip strain, granted an earlier effective date for depression, and granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's leg and foot pain were due to service, and that there had been no actual improvement in her ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work when reducing the rating from 20 percent to 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg pain, left leg pain, right foot pain, left foot pain, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052418
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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Dismissed
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