Partly granted
The Veteran's eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted from May 20, 2016. The Board also remanded the claim for a higher disability rating for his lumbosacral strain, degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities met the criteria for DEA benefits starting on May 20, 2016, due to their severity. The Board remanded the higher rating claim for further development of evidence regarding the current severity of his low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, sleep apnea, major depression, Raynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096990
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