Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain but denied higher ratings and service connection for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar strain was found to have the functional impairment equivalent of favorable ankylosis, while other claims were not supported by sufficient evidence or did not meet the criteria for increased ratings or service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, right third finger strain, gynecomastia, painful and tender scars, status-post bilateral mastectomy, residual surgical scars, status-post mastectomy, post-traumatic headaches, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, pes planus lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, left ankle strain, right knee disability, sinusitis, left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102482
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