The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a temporary total rating based on convalescence and entitlement to specially adapted housing, as he was not service-connected for a lumbar spine disability at the time of his spinal laminectomy in December 2019, and there is no evidence of loss or loss of use of any extremities that would preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was not service-connected for a lumbar spine disability at the time of his spinal laminectomy in December 2019 and there is no evidence of loss or loss of use of any extremities that would preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.

Claimed conditions

Lumbar spine disability, Right hip limitation of flexion, Right hip strain with thigh impairment, Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, Left hip limitation of extension, Left hip limitation of flexion, Left hip strain with thigh impairment, Spinal surgery scarring, Erectile dysfunction (ED)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 3, 2025

Citation

A25104169

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