Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance regarding the severity of the Veteran's symptoms, leading to the application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102029
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