Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood chronic, sleepwalker disorder, and lower lumbar extremity radiculopathies. The claims for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and a TDIU were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes; therefore, the increased rating claims were denied.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood chronic, sleepwalker disorder (psychological conditions), lower lumbar extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left, lower lumbar extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right, lower lumbar extremity, radiculopathy, femoral nerve right, lower lumbar extremity, radiculopathy, femoral nerve, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105904
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