Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the lumbar spine disability and granted a 20 percent evaluation for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while denying compensable evaluations for other conditions. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as compared to the criteria in the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus L4-5 residuals of a laminectomy discectomy (lumbar spine disability), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), bilateral hearing loss, scar status post L4-5 laminectomy discectomy, facial and neck scars, residuals of excision of mole, basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, other specified tic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097313
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