Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, which more nearly approximated the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left ear hearing loss, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee instability, allergic rhinitis, right ulnar nerve neuropathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109998
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