Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease with dorsalgia and an effective date earlier than April 19, 2023, for the grant of service connection for degenerative disc disease with dorsalgia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating as the Veteran's condition was within the criteria for a 10 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The Board also denied an earlier effective date as the claim was properly dated to April 19, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease with Dorsalgia, Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096781
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