Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 0 percent for hypertension and a rating in excess of 40 percent for IVDS with degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine, but granted a 20 percent evaluation for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Board also granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence did not show that the Veteran's hypertension met the criteria for a higher rating or that his IVDS with degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine had manifested in ankylosis, while the left lower extremity radiculopathy was found to be moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098001
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