Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's awards of service connection and denied increased ratings, except for a 20% rating from October 19, 2020 to October 1, 2021 for his lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The lapse between notification of denial in October 2019 and receipt of the supplemental claim in October 2020 broke continuity under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(h)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with a lumbar strain, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and spinal fusion, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Surgical scar of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094026
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