The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 22, 2023, for the award of service connection and increased ratings for right and left lower extremity neuropathy. The claim for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease was readjudicated, and a higher initial disability rating was assigned. The appeal for an earlier effective date and increased rating for coronary artery disease was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the continuous pursuit of claims by the Veteran and the receipt of new and relevant evidence regarding the degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome with spinal stenosis (claimed as stenosis of L4, L5 and S1), coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056683
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (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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